Bahman Khosravipour; Zahra Teimuri Koohsar; Nasibe Pourfateh
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In order to reduce the problems encountered by the agricultural sector, despite the high unemployment rate, one of the main solutions to removing obstacles is the attention to the entrepreneurial culture and entrepreneurial orientation, which for understanding the impact of cultural contexts on the individual's ...
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In order to reduce the problems encountered by the agricultural sector, despite the high unemployment rate, one of the main solutions to removing obstacles is the attention to the entrepreneurial culture and entrepreneurial orientation, which for understanding the impact of cultural contexts on the individual's behavior of providing educational services by agricultural consulting services companies is necessary. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between cultural intelligence and entrepreneurial orientation of experts in agriculture advisory services centers in Golestan province. The research is functional in terms of the purpose and its method is causal- communicational. The data were collected by distributing cultural intelligence questionnaires as well as entrepreneurial orientation among experts of agricultural consulting services in Golestan province. The statistical population is 150 people. The sample size was determined using the Morgan table of 110. The data were analyzed by applying the structural equations modeling and Spearman correlation test using SPSS and LISREL software. The most important results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between cultural intelligence and entrepreneurial orientation. Also, there is no significant relationship between four dimensions of cultural intelligence with entrepreneurial orientation.
leila zolikhaei sayyar; karim naderi mahdeei; reza movahedi
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The main aim of this correlation-casual study was to analysis the effects of extension education factors on agricultural water sustainable management (AWSM) in Hamedan province. The study was an applied research in terms of goal and it has used a surveying method in terms of data gathering. The study's ...
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The main aim of this correlation-casual study was to analysis the effects of extension education factors on agricultural water sustainable management (AWSM) in Hamedan province. The study was an applied research in terms of goal and it has used a surveying method in terms of data gathering. The study's population were all agricultural water experts, faculty members, as well as researchers enrolled in Agricultural Research Center of Hamedan province (N=130). A researcher made questionnaire was used for collecting data. In this phase, 97 samples were selected according to Morgan's table in order to complete the data. In description part for ranking the extension education factors both TOPSIS and SAW were used as well as in analytical part A structural equation modeling (SEM) methodology by PLS software was used to determine the proportion of the independent variables (extension education factors, attitude) in predicting the dependent variable (AWSM). The results showed that 19 percent of the dependent variable (AWSM) variance could be determined by the variables extension education factors and attitude. Among the extension education factors, the mass media factor was shown as the highest and the most important with a 0.255 coefficient.
Masoumeh Taghibaygi; Masoud Baradaran; Amir hossein Alibeigi
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Today, psychologists believe that the factors that have caused the lack of Specialization and skills in the learners of higher education centers, and especially agricultural higher education, Lack of knowledge and understanding of the principles and foundations of meta-cognition and non-implementation ...
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Today, psychologists believe that the factors that have caused the lack of Specialization and skills in the learners of higher education centers, and especially agricultural higher education, Lack of knowledge and understanding of the principles and foundations of meta-cognition and non-implementation and its use in teaching and learning topics. Regarding this, current paper was focused to identify and prioritize the promoter and deterrent factors of the institutionalization of meta-cognitive theory in the agricultural education system qualitatively.The population of the research was the experts in the field of educational science and Meta cognition, which were collected through deep individual interviews to identify and specify the propulsion and preventive factors(18 individual interviews). Selection of skilled snowball techniques was conducted in different fields of agriculture and education. Each of the respondents answered to open questions in meetings that lasted 15 minutes, The results of data analysis which was based granded theory in the form of three stages of open, axial and selective coding led to identification of eight groups of individual and behavioral factors, planning, Extensional, cultural, environmental, family and motivational as the propulsion ( 100 items) and three categories of deterred factors Subjective, psychological, and educational (33 items).
Peyman Falsafi; Zahra Nazari
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The purpose of this study is finding strategies for development and expansion of education in the national agricultural innovation system, with an emphasis on experiences in Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad province. Accordingly, the qualitative method of the empowerment evaluation and SWOT technique was used ...
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The purpose of this study is finding strategies for development and expansion of education in the national agricultural innovation system, with an emphasis on experiences in Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad province. Accordingly, the qualitative method of the empowerment evaluation and SWOT technique was used and the quantitative method of QSPM matrix was used to select the strategies. Hence, the research community is included 40 experts from the Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization of the province, which is in close contact with agricultural education activities and is well acquainted with the challenges and opportunities. The required data were collected at the first stage for identification of factors through SWOT analysis protocol. The weights of each of the internal factors were: strengths (2.374), weaknesses (579.2), and external factors, opportunities (2.171) and threats (2.994). These data show the overcoming of weaknesses over strengths and threats to opportunities. The findings of the research showed that the basic view and overall orientation in developing strategies based on opportunities and removing the threats of the external environment in a "out sized" environment is possible. In the second step, the scores of attractiveness were used to determine the overall importance of the strategies. The findings showed that five of the above-average score strategies had to be considered. Establishment and designing in-service training programs and development of short-term skills training for farmers, changing attitudes among policymakers for paying attention and support of education centers, and designing and development of agricultural education justification schemes are the most important strategies.
Narges kakolvand; Saeed Gholamrezai; Mehdi Rahimian
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Agriculture promotion and education has always been one of the main elements of the development of agriculture. Nowadays, the development of cultivating the strategic and import of rapeseed is a necessity and identifying educational development strategies for its development is very important. Meanwhile, ...
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Agriculture promotion and education has always been one of the main elements of the development of agriculture. Nowadays, the development of cultivating the strategic and import of rapeseed is a necessity and identifying educational development strategies for its development is very important. Meanwhile, the city of Solejdah in Lorestan province is one of the most prone to cultivating oilseeds. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of agricultural promotion and education in the development of rapeseed cultivation in this region. This research is based on qualitative paradigm. Statistical population of this study is 13 employees of the related experts and the officials of the Agricultural and Agricultural Cooperatives Development Department as the main informant. In order to increase the validity and validity of the data, the method of review by the participants as well as the validity of the research was applied to multilateralism.the results of this study showed that three strategies for enhancing support role, strengthening educational programs and organizing the system of cultivation would be beneficial for the development of rapeseed. To implement educational and promotional strategies, training in-service experts, training operators on the formation of cooperatives with the goal of integration and agronomy, implementation of group training programs aimed at improving productivity, visiting farmers from sample farms, rehearsals and monitoring Continuing technical and promotional experts and providing multimedia educational packages in the field of suitable irrigation systems, introduction of high yield resistant varieties and observing the distance between cultivars and seed rate per hectare
Mousa Aazami; saeid hedayatiniya; Javad Mostafavi
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Despite the positive and inevitable functions of organic farming, this agricultural system still has little desire to accept it by farmers and producers. This study aiming to analyzing the effective factors on the Acceptance of organic farming by farmers in rural areas of the Bala-darband district of ...
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Despite the positive and inevitable functions of organic farming, this agricultural system still has little desire to accept it by farmers and producers. This study aiming to analyzing the effective factors on the Acceptance of organic farming by farmers in rural areas of the Bala-darband district of central Kermanshah province in Survey research method (2016-2017). In addition to documentary overview, a questionnaire was used in the survey as its validity confirmed by a panel of experts and its reliability was estimated through a guide study outside the statistical sample with Ordinal alpha coefficients (0/75-0/93), Composite Reliability (0/75-0/92) and Average Variance Extracted (0/55-0/67) was confirmed. for this purpose, Smart PLSver3 software was applied. The statistical population of were rural farmers of Bala-Darband (N = 2157) which 180 of them were selected by multistage cluster sampling method as sample group. Both SPSSver20 and AMOSver20 softwares were applied to analyze the collected data from the field. Finally, based on the direct and indirect effects of the developed structural model, The result showed that tangible behavioral control had the most effect on adoption of organic agriculture. Also, factors such as decision on use structures of adoption, Attitude, Knowledge and Cognizance, Subjective Norm and Perceived Usefulness towards organic farming seen as the most effective factors on the structure of organic farming acceptance in order. The results of this research can help managers and policy makers to seek strategies towards better adoption of organic farming among farmers.
mohammad reza shirzadi; muhamad sadegh Ziyaii; Hadi Shirsavar; Sodabeh Jalili
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The present study aims to developing the assigned complementary model, the selection and appointment based on the merit of the managers of the centers affiliated to the applied higher education institution of the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, and desirable mode ranking is performed due to attitude ...
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The present study aims to developing the assigned complementary model, the selection and appointment based on the merit of the managers of the centers affiliated to the applied higher education institution of the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, and desirable mode ranking is performed due to attitude importance of the institution managers to cultivation of educated experts in agricultural industry. This combination (quantitative, qualitative), application, field, descriptive, non-descriptive study along with theoretical saturation is interviewed by19experts and then all the items approved by experts based on the adjusting yes or no questions. The initial questionnaire was set and distributed among180experts.After collecting data obtained KMO=%86. Finally,11components have ability to determine %87/88 meritocracy variance. Final questionnaire was provided 35 interacting participants by manager of the centers.The results of Kolmogorov-Smirnov test have more suitable condition than the significant effect, all Cronbach alpha variables more than0.7and mean variance more than 0.5.Therefore, the convergent validity of the variables accepted with CR>AVE. Using PLS output, the components of meritocracy and desirability mode rankings was considered and factor load determined. The desirability status rankings were included crisis management8,empowerment10,leadership and teamwork1, science& knowledge of management5,entrepreneurship and development thought 6,ethics9, critical and creative thinking 4, statesmanship 7,fourth wave management thinking11, system thinking3,learning organization thinking2.The finding of this study was considering exclusive model of manager’s meritocracy in centers and ranking of items. For the first time introduced two concept of meritocracy components, the first one was statemanship and the other was fourth wave attitude
Zeinab Moazen; Hamid Movahed Mohammadi; Ahmad Rezvanfar; Seyyed Yousef Hedjazi
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The aim of this research was to analyze the components agricultural extension and education major according to interdisciplinary curriculum elements. The statistical population of the study included 302 students (1393-1396 for Master and 1391-391 for PhD) at universities of Tehran, Shiraz, Ramin, Kermanshah, ...
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The aim of this research was to analyze the components agricultural extension and education major according to interdisciplinary curriculum elements. The statistical population of the study included 302 students (1393-1396 for Master and 1391-391 for PhD) at universities of Tehran, Shiraz, Ramin, Kermanshah, and Zanjan. Using Krejcie and Morgan tables, a sample of 170 students was selected by stratified sampling method. The research instrument was a questionnaire. Its validity was confirmed by the faculty members and PhD students and graduates of Agricultural Extension and Education. Cronbach's alpha coefficient used to determine the reliability. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. The results of factor analysis showed that aim element had three component including acquiring cognitive skills, problem solving skills, and acquiring the skills of the real world of engineering. Content element had four components including: content cohesion, comprehensiveness of the content, the proper utilization of the content of the related disciplines, and the provision of complementary and relevant courses in terms of study. The element of teaching and learning strategies had three components including: problem-based teaching methods, the interaction of faculty members, and the use of cooperation of different disciplines in the teaching process. The element of learning experiences and activities had three components including: matching the experiences with the needs of the field and the interests of the students, setting out the activities and experiences of learning based on the internal and external workgroup, and designing challenging experiences and learning activities. T
Hossein Nikfarjam; ali hoseinikhah; effat abbassi; masuod gramipour
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The purpose of this study is to determine entrepreneurship logic in agricultural curriculum through qualitative research method. In this research, a library study was conducted to access data and analyze entrepreneurship curricula by reviewing relevant documents in this area, along with semi-structured ...
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The purpose of this study is to determine entrepreneurship logic in agricultural curriculum through qualitative research method. In this research, a library study was conducted to access data and analyze entrepreneurship curricula by reviewing relevant documents in this area, along with semi-structured interviews. Sampling is purposeful. The snowball sampling method continues to reach the theoretical saturation. Which included 1 professor and speaker in agriculture, 2 curriculum specialist and 3 graduates of agricultural entrepreneurship and a total of 23 people; for analysis of data from interviews, Atlas-T software was used in three stages: open (concepts), Axis (Categories) and Selection (Selected Code). By analyzing 500 interviews in open planning stage, 36 concepts were obtained and at the planning stage, similar concepts and similar to the previous semantic meaning were divided into 7 major categories: 1- lack of government jobs 2- employment 3. creation of entrepreneurial insights 4 5. Potential farmers 5. Recent technological advances 6. The emphasis of internationally recognized universities and institutions 7. The needs of the agricultural community are classified as the main findings of this study. And finally, the main categories of a selective code entitled "Making Sustainable Employment and Entrepreneurship in Agricultural Development." The results of this study indicate that entrepreneurship development in agriculture is due to changing educational curriculum for agriculture and priority of policy makers in agricultural education.
Arsalan irajirad; Fateme Khoshkam
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of size of team indicators, team identification and interdependence on work based on competency-based learning based on the role of mediating team learning. The statistical population of this study was 152 faculty members of Sari University of ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of size of team indicators, team identification and interdependence on work based on competency-based learning based on the role of mediating team learning. The statistical population of this study was 152 faculty members of Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources in 1395-96. 110 of them were selected through Morgan table and Cochran formula by random sampling as a research sample and completed questionnaires. Have found The formal validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts and was confirmed by factor analysis and model fitting, structural validity, and its combined reliability. Analysis of the collected data was done by structural equation modeling using AMOS23 software. Based on the findings of the research and the values of the coefficient of the paths in the final model of the research and directly, the size of the team -0.28, the identification of the team is 33.3 and the dependence on the job, 0.32, affect the competence-based education. Also, the effect of team mediating variable on the above relationships also confirms the significance of the indirect effect of team size variables, team identification and work affiliation on the implementation of competency-based education; however, in all three cases, with respect to the meaningful preservation of direct relationships, one can He said that team learning variable has a mediator effect on these relationships.
