Graduate Youth Acceptance Indicators of Paid Learning Extension Services Presentation in Some New Villages in El-Beheira and Kafr El-Sheik Governorates | ||
| Alexandria Science Exchange Journal | ||
| Article 10, Volume 28, APRIL- JUNE - Serial Number 2, April 2007, Pages 130-149 PDF (5.31 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2007.158590 | ||
| Author | ||
| Essam Abd El-Latef Mabrouk Ammar | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The main objective of this research was to identify acceptance indicators of paid learning extension services presentation in some new villages in El-Beheira and Kafr El-Sheik Governorates, problems face respondents in this domain and their suggestions to get rid of it. The study sample consisted of 141 respondents was sedected randomly of El-Hossien village in El-Bostan area, El-Beheira Governorate, Teiba and Om El-Kora villages in Hamoul sector,Kafr El-Sheik Governorate, Data were collected by using a questionnaire. Frequencles, percentages, means, and standard deviation were used to analyze and present data. The main results of this research were : ● The majority of the respondents (59.6%) with low level in paid learning extension services presentation acceptance, while 52.5% of the respondents refuse such services, 85.1% of the respondents prefer free learning extension services, and it is unsuitable according to financial conditions of 61.7% of the respondents. Only 4.9% of the respondents had paid for such services. ● Determinants of paid learning extension services : honey producing is the most important field mentioned by 90.8% of the respondents. 66.7% of the respondents prefer special units in Agricultural Research Center to present paid learning extension services. Demonistrations and applied extension programs are the best methods to present such extension services for 51.8%, and 43.3% of the respondents respectively. As for paying methods for these services : 32.6% and 31.9% of the respondents prefer percent of increased productivity, and every season respectively. ● Problems face respondents in paid learning extension services are limted experience of extension workers (mentioned by 94.1%), lack respondents awareness towards this services (mentioned by 89.9%), and low level of production returns (reported by 61.7%). ● Respondents suggestions concerning paid learning extension services are : determine low prices for extension services (mentioned by 49%), dissemination of paid learning extension services concepts among graduate youth (reported by 32%), present good informations (mentioned by 70.9%), making enough propaganda about paid learning extension services (reported by 63.9%), concentrating the efforts in this field on marketing process (mentioned by 55.3%). | ||
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