جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « extension performance » در نشریات گروه « علوم ترویج »

This study examined the major effective factors on sustainability and continuity of private extension services from the perspective of public sector experts in Qazvin and Zanjan province based on the Structural Equation Modeling. The population of this study comprised public sector experts who worked in Agricultural Extension Services Centers in Qazvin and Zanjan provinces (N=241). The study sample consisted of 148 public sector experts selected through stratified random sampling. A questionnaire was utilized for data collection. Validity was confirmed by face validity, convergent validity, and content validity and reliability was calculated using Composite Reliability and Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data was analyzed using Smart-PLS software based on Partial Least Squares approach. The findings showed that the infrastructure, education & extension, and economic factors had the most positive and significant effect on the sustainability and continuity of private extension activities from the perspective of public sector experts in Qazvin and Zanjan province, respectively. Due to the impact of the infrastructure factor, the organization of private extension network by the Agricultural Jihad Organization at first and the implementation of supportive policies to set up consulting start-ups such as information, education and culture to accept the culture of private promotion in the region, and accept A portion of the private promotion fee is offered.

This study has investigated wheat farmer's attitude toward extension performance of advisory services corporats through a survey research applying descriptive and correlative method. A questionnaire was used to collect data and dada were analyzed using SPSS/Win16. Face validity of the questionnaire was achieved by a panel of experts in the field of agricultural extension and education. A pilot test was conducted to determinereliability of the questionnaire. Cronbach alpha coefficient was calculated for the questionnaire (α= 0.86). The statistical population for this study consisted of 2773 wheat farmers. By a cluster sampling method, 322 farmers were selected as research sample. Results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between variables, such as work records in agriculture, rate of income, rate of contact with farm specialists, rate of participation in extension and educational courses, level of education, relation between extension courses with educational needs, wheat farmers satisfaction of extension and educational courses from the perspective of wheat farmers toward extension performance of advisory services corporats. According to multiple regression analysis; level of education, work records in agriculture, wheat farmers satisfaction of extension and educational courses, rate of wheat production, rate of income and rate of contact with farm specialists explained 33 percentage of the perspective of wheat farmers toward extension performance of c advisory services companies.