Investigating the Relationship between the Activities of Non-Governmental Associations in Students' Tendency to Nature and Respect for the Environment (Case Study: Baneh and Marivan Cities)

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the activities of non-governmental organizations in the tendency towards nature and respect for the environment among students in Baneh and Marivan (Kurdistan Province). This research has been done by descriptive-analytical method. 381 high school students were selected as the sample size and a standard questionnaire was distributed among them by stratified sampling. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by professors and experts and its reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha. Data analysis method was performed according to the nature of data collected from Pearson correlation coefficient statistics and one-sample t-test in SPSS software. The results showed that the variable that had a higher mean than other variables among the respondents was the activity variable of non-governmental environmental associations. Another result of the present study was that the relationship between the performance and activities of the association was Environmental aspects of non- governmental institutions and students have been a positive and direct relationship in the society in question.