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L. Jasim, Ali

	USING "EXTENSION MEANS" IN PROCESS OF DISSEMINATION OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES FROM VIEWPOINT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORKERS AND RELATIONSHIP WITH SOME RELATED FACTORS.
The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science
Article 1, Volume 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 81-98
Author
Ali L. Jasim
Abstract
The theme of “extension means” is one of the important subjects in the extension work as one of the main tools for the success of any process of dissemination of agricultural technologies to a wide audience of guidance. This research therefore seeks to detect the use of extension means in the process of dissemination agricultural technologies from the viewpoint of agricultural extension workers in the General Authority for extension and agricultural cooperation as well as illustrate the relationship between the usage level of these means and some independent factors of the guides. This study was done on a random sample of 67 agricultural extension workers, representing about 46% from agricultural extension workers who work at the headquarters of the Commission as well as the workers in the training center refers to the body. For the purpose of gathering information, the researcher developed a questionnaire consisting of three parts the first part represents the measurement of independent factors (sex, age, academic achievement, address, job specialization, years of service in agricultural extension exclusively, previous training in the use of extension means, direction towards the extension) in represents the second part measuring the level of use means guidance, as well as its importance in the process of dissemination of agricultural technologies, which contained 22 as a means of 13 as a means indicative visual and 4 The means of guidance audio and 5 The means of guidance audio visual. Finally, the third part represents the question open face of the guides to see the problems and constraints they face in the process of guiding the use of means. Shows the results of research and there is a clear disparity in the degree of use means indicative studied as it was clear that the computer and movies of agricultural and pictures and posters is the highest means indicative of the degree of use while occupied maps, cinema agricultural, charts, and animated films silent ranks four years. As it turns out that the guides believe that means guiding mission, in the transfer of agricultural technologies are: computer, movies, agricultural, and the Internet, posters, models, and bands data Show, and the real stuff, and pictures, samples, and telephone or mobile device. Have found significant positive correlation positive correlation at the level of significance 0.05 with each of the variable of years of service exclusively in agricultural extension, and variable pre-service training in the use of extension means. Accordingly, the research recommends the need for attention to training workers in the field of agricultural extension as well as the use of means of interest of the feedback from them, and that contributes to the improvement and development of guidance and development means used in the dissemination of agricultural technologies.
Main Subjects
Mosul University

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USING "EXTENSION MEANS" IN PROCESS OF DISSEMINATION OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES FROM VIEWPOINT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORKERS AND RELATIONSHIP WITH SOME RELATED FACTORS.