Role of education on the application of soil conservation practices in order to sustainability of paddy in Sari County

This study aimed at investigating the role of education on the application of soil conservation practices in order to sustainability of paddy in Sari County. This study is applied researches kind that has been done in descriptive-correlational method. The statistical population comprised 24339 rice cultivators in Sari County. The stratified random sampling was employed in this study in an attempt to recruit 283 individuals as prospective participants. The sample size was calculated using the Cochran formula. Data collection tool was a questionnaire; its validity was confirmed by experts and scholars. Cronbach's alpha was reported as 0.93 for the questionnaire. Average application of soil conservation practices was medium. Average awareness of soil conservation practices was much and average use of educational method was low. A stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that 65 percent of the rice cultivators’ soil conservation practices application variance was explained by the use of educational methods, age, awareness of soil conservation practices and literacy level.