Presenting a model of coordination of bachelor's degree programs in agricultural education andextension with the job needs of the agricultural market of Ardabil province

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1 Department of Educational Sciences, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran

2 department of education, urmia branch, islamic aad university, urmia,iran.

3 Islamic azad university of urmia

Abstract

the main purpose of this applied research, which has been conducted with a mixed method was, provide a model for coordinating undergraduate education and extension curricula with the job needs of Ardabil province. In the qualitative part, using the basic method, the factors that shape the compliance of the content of the curriculum in the field of education and agricultural extension with the needs of the labor market are examined, and in the quantitative part, the existing situation is studied using the structural equation modeling method. Has been. The tools used to collect information were the qualitative part of the interview and in the quantitative part, a researcher-made questionnaire. The theoretical model in the qualitative section was completed by a researcher-made questionnaire by 57 agricultural faculty members of public and private universities in Ardabil province, 138 employers in the agricultural sector, and 75 specialized and expert employees in the agricultural jihad of the province. The structural equation modeling method of the model was designed. During the analysis of qualitative data using open, axial and selective coding methods, finally 25 categories of measurable variables were identified and defined in the form of six general categories of components. In the quantitative part, the results of structural equation modeling showed that the effect of all Independent variables were significant in explaining the coordination of the curriculum with the job needs of the labor market In this regard,

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