Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• majidreza khodaverdian ¹
• seyed davood hajimirrahimi ²
• SHAHRAM MOGHADDAS FARIMANI ³
• Soheil Ghaemmaghami ³
• Omid Jamshidi ⁴

¹ Member of the Institute of Education, Agricultural Extension, Head of Scientific Resources Compilation Department

² Associate Professor, Imam Khomeini Training Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran

³ Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education and Extension Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran

⁴ Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Crop Sciences, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran

Abstract

In recent decades, the Ministry of Agriculture-Jahad has been holding informal skill trainings for farmers with the aim of extension of new technologies. The sample size was estimated to be 212 using the Cochran's formula. In order to select the samples, stratified random sampling method with proportional assignment was used. The validiy of the instrument was evaluated by panel of experts including specialists of the Agricultural Research, Education . For determining the reliability of the research instrument, the pioneer test method and completing the questionnaires by a group of 30 people, outside from the statistical population and calculating the values of the ordinal theta coefficient θ = 0.81-98 . Ordinal regression findings indicate that among the characteristics of the training course, instructor and content, variables amount of practical hours of the course, ease and comprehensibility of content, the amount of practical skills of the instructor and the amount of use of scientific and specialized visits in duration of the course” remained at the level of significance of 5% and the practical skills of the instructor remained at the level of 1% in the model. Also, the results of nonparametric Wilcoxon test showed that in five indicators, increasing the technical knowledge of users, increasing the skills of users, increasing income and improving the livelihood of users, improving motivation and job satisfaction and increasing quantitatively and improving the quality of products, there are statistically significant difference between before and after participation in the courses at the 99% confidence level

Keywords

• Keywords: : Job Satisfaction
• Livelihood Improvement
• Informal Skills Training
• Livestock and Veterinary Training
• Alborz Province

Main Subjects

• Agricultural education