Department of Agricultural Education & Studies

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Graduate Student Scholarly Work

 

Mohammad, A. (2004). Education and water conservation in Tucson, Arizona: Towards an educational model in Saudi Arabia. Doctoral dissertation.

The main purpose of this study was to explore the roles of formal and informal educational forums established in Tucson, Arizona to address conservation behaviors to the water problem, and to determine how to export the knowledge and experience gleaned from Tucson to areas with similar climates and water supply conditions but different cultural and educational systems like Saudi Arabia. These study objectives were to identify: 1) the roles of the formal educational process on students’ water consumption behavior; this goal focused on: a) identifying the existing curricula of public schools in Tucson and b) identifying existing facilitators’ roles in the public schools; 2)the roles of the city of Tucson, Arizona in water conservation; 3) the roles of parental direction on children’s water consumption behavior; 4) the roles of faith teachings and religious practice on changing people’s water consumption behavior; 5) the roles of the academic programs and extension services offered by the University of Arizona on the water consumption behavior of students, farmers and the whole community; this goal focused on: a) the role of the Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC); b) the roles of the Agricultural Education Department in preparing teachers to be aware of future water problems; and c) the roles of Agricultural Extension to help farmers manage their water usage; 6) the roles of different media programs on citizens’ water consumption behavior; and 7) to propose a new model for applying these programs in Saudi Arabia.