Factors Affecting the Participation of Tehran Green Space Research, Education and Counseling Center Staff in Urban Green Space Development

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. Student in Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors effective on staff participation of Tehran green space research, Education and consulting centers in urban green space development. The statistical population of this study consisted of 266 employees of 92 green space research, education and counseling centers in 22 districts of Tehran municipality. Based on the Cochran formula, the sample size of 157 persons concluded. The data collection tool was a questionnaire where the validity confirmed by the viewpoints of the university staffs and its reliability confirmed by a pre-test and ordinal theta coefficient (0.86). Confirmatory factor analysis results showed that, among the structural indicators of the process of evaluating the performance of goals, attempting to solve problems in the performance of goals with the agreement of employees, the structure of employees' performance impairment, failure to retake the center of the goals were not met, organizational support structural indicators. Supporting the center by encouraging staff to achieve their career goals, as well as through tangible reward structure markers, increased chances of promotion if they achieve their goals, influencing staff participation in goal setting for sustainable urban green space from the perspective of the staff of Tehran Municipality's green space Research, Education and Counseling Centers.

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