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Researchers' Utilization of
Technologies of Computer and Cell
phone in Their Job in Some Egyptian
Agricultural Research Stations
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Abstract: The main objectives of this research were mainly to determine degree of researchers' utilization of technologies of computer and cell phone in their job in some Egyptian agricultural research stations, and its relationship with some independent variables. The research data were collected during the period October-November, 2007. A written uestionnaire, accompanied with personal interviews, was used in collecting the research data. The research sample amounted 182 researchers (28%) was drawn randomly from a population of 656 researchers of different technical agricultural majors working in 11 stations for agricultural crop research, 3 stations for horticulture research, and 3 stations for animal production research. The selected research stations were drawn from eight Egyptian governorales. Chi2, Pearson simple correlation coefficient (r), (I) test, arithmetic mean, range, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage were used in analyzing die data statistically. The research findings pointed out that 47% of the research participants were in mid-use of computer technology in their job duties, while 67% of the research participants were of mid-high use of ceil phone technology in accomplishing their job. Utilizing computer and cell phone by the research participants were low (46%, and 56% respectively). The research findings also showed that category of senior researchers, were higher than their fellow researchers, in using each of computer and cell phone technology. Percentages of researchers ranked in a descending order way, were: programs (55%), Internet (53%), virtual extension and Research Communication Network, (VERCON) (43%), and Electronic Mail (36%) that made it urgent to conduct training program to develop their capabilities and skills in this regard. The research findings showed that there was a positive significant relationship between total score of researcher's utilization of computer and cell phone technologies and each of the five independent variables of: job level, major, residency, exposure to information sources, and benefit of the information sources. It was found also that there was a significance difference between total use score of those agricultural extension researchers and the rest of other agricultural researchers concerning each of computer and cell phone technology, in favor of the researchers from different agricultural majors. The agricultural extension researchers majors were higher in using (VORCON) due to their acquired training in this regard.
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2007
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| Pages |
239-286
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Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institutes library
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Giza
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| serial title |
Journal of Scientific Society of Agricultural Extension
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| Agris Categories |
Extension
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| Proposed Agrovoc |
extension staff;
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| Publication Type |
Journal
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