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Toward Developing and Applying A Scale
For Role of Agricultural Extension Workers in The Extension Meetings in El- Behira Governorate
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Abstract: The main objective of this research is to develop and apply a scale for role of agricultural extension workers in the extension meetings in El-Behira Governorate. To accomplish this objective five specific objectives were taken into consideration: 1-Developing and validity testing a scale to measure role of respondents in extension meeting method. 2-Field applying of the scale for validity in measuring degree of respondent's role in extension meeting. 3-A study of the impact of some independent variables on respondent's role in extension meeting. 4-To determine the major problems which face respondents conducting such meetings and their suggestions to solve them. 5-To suggest a model to increase respondents ffectiveness in extension meetings. Data were collected from 150 respondents by using a questionnaire through personal interview in El-Behira Governorate. Percentages, standard deviation, simple correlation, multicorrelation, multiregression, and chi-square test, were utilized as statistical methods. Research result revealed that the scale is valid and reliable after testing (a) Alfa Coronbackh 0.695. The scale indicated that there is a significant positive correlation between respondent role in the meetings and each of the following variables age of extension worker, exposing to training, level of aspiration, satisfaction about agricultural work.
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Publication year |
2007
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Pages |
43-67
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Availability location |
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institutes library
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Organization Name |
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Giza
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serial title |
Journal of Scientific Society of Agricultural Extension
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ISSN |
1110-7871
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Agris Categories |
Extension
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Proposed Agrovoc |
extension meetings;العاملين الإرشاديين;
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Publication Type |
Journal
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