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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of WhatsApp social network on the process of improving the environmental culture of teachers. The present study was carried out from the perspective of the applied purpose and the method of collecting and analyzing the data by a descriptive survey type. The statistical population of the study is all teachers in 19 areas of education in Tehran. The sample size was calculated using Cochran's formula and 340 people were selected by stratified cluster sampling. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire. Which were provided to people through the Internet using the content provided by environmental education. To obtain the research findings, Tavolandal, Chi-Square and multivariate regression models were used. The findings of the study showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the amount of use and the actual perception of the content of WhatsApp and the environmental culture of the teachers. But there is an inverse relationship between the amount of participation and the activity of teachers in the use of WhatsApp. Therefore, the findings point to the fact that teachers use WhatsApp according to their cultural needs.
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