A STUDY OF THE PERCEPTION OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORKERS AND AREA EXTENSION AGENTS OF PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROGRAMS IN TALKHA DISTRICT EL-DAKAHLIA GOVERNORATE. | ||
| Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences | ||
| Article 4, Volume 29, Issue 3, March 2004, Pages 1319-1328 PDF (238.44 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jaess.2004.209743 | ||
| Author | ||
| Y. A. EI-Dyasty. | ||
| Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology Dept.,Agricultural Faculty- AI Azhar University, Assuit Branch | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The study aims to determine the extent of perception of agricultural and area extension agents of principles of agricultural extension programs in Talkha District El- Dakahlia Governorate and its relationship with each of the following variables: age, period of education,working period since entry to agric. working period in agric. extension, availability of teaching and communication means, work difficulty, work transport facilities, and training on program implementation. The data were collected from the population of 120 respondents, classified into two categories: 96 Area Extension Agents and 24 Agric. Extension operators at villages, using an interview questionnaire during July and August 2003. Frequencies, percentages distribution. averages. standard deviations, simple correlation were the main statistical tools used for describing and analyzing the collected data. The results of this study revealed that: Age average was 38.63 years, 67.5% respondents have agric. secondary school diploma, whereas 32.5% have B.Sc. in agric science. 96.7% of respondents received low training on Extension Programs, however, 70.8% of them are looking forward to be trained in that field. 60% of respondents have no means of transport to and from their locals, magazines of agric. extension. posters, leaflets are available to the majority of the respondents as extension methods and means . - 81.7% of respondents have low perception for principles of agric. extension programs. - Positive correlations were existed between the respondents perception of principles of agric. extension program as a dependent variable and each of: period of work to agric. Extension, period of education, availability of extension methods and means, work difficulty. and training on program implementation as independent variables. | ||
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