Masoud Yazdanpanah; bahman khosravipour; yousof azadi
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The issue of unemployment and the increase in the number of university graduates is one of the most difficult challenges facing Iran. So that this issue has become one of the most significant problems mental for planners, policymakers, parents and young people, especially college graduates. Therefore, ...
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The issue of unemployment and the increase in the number of university graduates is one of the most difficult challenges facing Iran. So that this issue has become one of the most significant problems mental for planners, policymakers, parents and young people, especially college graduates. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the power of two theories of planned behavior and social cognitive career theory in predicting agricultural students’ intention towards self-employment in Khuzestan Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University. The study population was undergraduate students of Khuzestan Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University (N=2233). After a screening process 23 questionnaires had to be removed due to inconsistencies and missing data. The statistical sample was 304 students that determined by Krejcie and Morgan table, and a random sampling method was used to collect data from students using questionnaire. The face validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts. The reliability of the main scales of the questionnaires was examined by teta coefficients, which ranged from 0.70 to 0.90, indicating the tool of study is reliable. The results of structural equation modeling showed that social cognitive career theory with 85 percent prediction of self-employment intention variable was more powerful than theory of planned behavior in predicting intention towards self-employment.
Ladan Shafiee; Hossein Moradi; Arman Bakhshi
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information. The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the educational effectiveness of selection farmers in the province in improving production, unit yield, cost per unit area and technology utilization, and in general the effect of increasing quantitative and qualitative efficiency of agricultural ...
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information. The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the educational effectiveness of selection farmers in the province in improving production, unit yield, cost per unit area and technology utilization, and in general the effect of increasing quantitative and qualitative efficiency of agricultural products in Kerman province.The present study is a quantitative research in which a structured questionnaire was used as the main data collection tool. Document and library studies were also used to collect data.The statistical societyof the study includes the producers of horticultural products and the selection producers of horticultural products in Kerman province selected as top producers at the rural, county, provincial and national levels;this statistical population includes 4215 people. The statistical sample was estimated to be 229 according to Cochran formula.The face validity of the questionnaire was evaluated by several experts in the field and the Ordinal Teta method was used to assess its reliability statistical and inferential descriptive and inferential statistics statistics (T-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, Mann-Whitney and Spearman correlation coefficient). Data were analyzed using SPSS 23. The results showed that selection agricultural producers can be effective in different educational aspects.The highest impact of selection producers is on increasing yields and reducing costs, followed by the application of new technology (modern irrigation, new machines, etc.) and the least impact on environmental protection and optimal use of inputs.Therefore, it is recommended to use the selection producers as educational and extensionalworkers and to organize educatioval classes and field visits in the organization's programs.
hadi rezghi shirsavar; mojgan shaeri
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The main purpose of this study is to present a model of organizational entrepreneurship training in agricultural Jihad training centers. This study is a descriptive survey in terms of purpose and method of data collection. The statistical population of this study consists of 296 experts of training and ...
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The main purpose of this study is to present a model of organizational entrepreneurship training in agricultural Jihad training centers. This study is a descriptive survey in terms of purpose and method of data collection. The statistical population of this study consists of 296 experts of training and entrepreneurship in Agricultural Jihad Training Centers. Taking into account the size of the community and considering the use of structural quiz tests and the AMOS 24 software are used in their entirety. In this study, a 51-item researcher-made questionnaire (extracted from Azizi Research (2010)) was used. At first, the questionnaire was given to 5 experts of agricultural Jihad training centers and the main components and items related to each Component approved. Accordingly, the validity of the research instrument was confirmed by the use of a researcher-made questionnaire and by the use of experts, it was formally confirmed. To confirm the validity of the research instrument, after obtaining and confirming the validity of the questionnaire tool available to 26 community members The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated to be higher than 0.7 by Cronbach's alpha method. The results of the implementation of the final structural model show that the highest path coefficient is related to managerial factors with path coefficient of 0.89, second in technical factors with path coefficient of 0.87 and in third place educational approaches with path coefficient of 0.83 and fourth in educational content with coefficient of path. The route is 0.81.
zahra ranjbar; Mohammad Chizari; Hasan Sadighi; homayoun farhadian
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Agriculture is considered an important sector in the world economy. However, this section is always associated with risk, implying the need for more attention to risk management. In this regard, it is important to consider the role of extension training programs and how farmers react to risk. The main ...
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Agriculture is considered an important sector in the world economy. However, this section is always associated with risk, implying the need for more attention to risk management. In this regard, it is important to consider the role of extension training programs and how farmers react to risk. The main purpose of this research was to present a risk management model with focusing on the role of extension training programs among rain-fed wheat producer in Kermanshah province (N=83442). The sample size was determined based on krejcie and Morgan table (n=383). This research has been done through a survey method and multistage sampling method was used to select 383 farmers. Questionnaire was main research instrument. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by panel of experts and the reliability of different parts was approved with Cronbach,s alpha test (0.73 ≤ ɑ ≤ 0.94). The data were analyzed using SPSS and Smart PLS software. Results showed that the positive significant relationship between the awareness of risk sources and extension training programs. Also, the proposed model can explain 50% of changes in risk management. The results of this research provide useful insights for researchers, extension agents and farmers to develop appropriate risk management strategies by expanding the level of collaboration.
amir naeemi; Behzad Ranjbar; Farnoosh Nahavandian
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Given the rapid changes in this century the agricultural education system, in addition to the educational and technical aspects, must assist students and other stakeholders in acquiring cultural and social skills and abilities. So, the purpose of this applied research was to analyze the effects of cultural ...
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Given the rapid changes in this century the agricultural education system, in addition to the educational and technical aspects, must assist students and other stakeholders in acquiring cultural and social skills and abilities. So, the purpose of this applied research was to analyze the effects of cultural capability on cultural capital among agricultural students at the University of Zanjan. This quantitative research in terms of data collection and analysis is a field study and in terms of the possibility and ability to control variables is causal-relational research. The statistical population of the study was 1023 people of agricultural students studying at the University of Zanjan (N=1023). The sample size determined via Krejcie and Morgan’s table (n=284). The sampling method was proportional stratified random sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The face and content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of agricultural extension and education experts. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by calculating the ordinal theta between 0.74 to 0.94 and composite reliability between 0.72 to 0.97. SPSS software and structural equation modeling methods in AMOS software were used to process the data. The results of the structural model showed that according to the viewpoint of students, the cultural capability has a significant and positive effect on the cultural capital. Also, the cultural intelligence and skills of students have a positive and significant effect on cultural capital and the structural model analysis showed that cultural capability can explain 28% of students' cultural capital changes.
nozar monfared; Mahsa Fatemi; Kurosh Rezaei-Moghaddam; SHAHRAM MOGHADDAS FARIMANI; Parviz Bayat; mahnaz amiramini khalafloo
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farming is a kind of sustainable agriculture aimed to provide integrated, systematic and human agricultural production system without any conflicts with economic and environmental benefits. Therefore, it is effective to implement educational classes and workshops in related with different techniques ...
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farming is a kind of sustainable agriculture aimed to provide integrated, systematic and human agricultural production system without any conflicts with economic and environmental benefits. Therefore, it is effective to implement educational classes and workshops in related with different techniques of organic farming in order to facilate the adoption process of this innovative method in agriculture. Need assessment is the first step of each program. So, the main objective of this research is assessing of the educational need of bushehr province farmers for adopting and developing organic farming. The statistical population of this research consists of three groups including farmers (24345 individuals), agricultural experts and managers of Jihad agriculture organization of Bushehr province (350 individuals) as well as the lecturers and faculties of agriculture college and research and education center for agricultural and natural resources of bushehr province (120 individuals). Based on statistical population and referring to Morgan table, 200 farmers, 90 agricultural experts and executive managers and 30 faulties were selected, randomly. Quantitative phase of the research was accomplished based on survey using questionnaires and the qualitative phase was conducted based on designing focus groups and content analysis. The face validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed by a panel of agricultural specialists as well as conduction a pilot study, respectively. According to the findings of qualitative phase, 32 educational needs were extracted and ranked regarding organic farming. “Subjects importance”, “farmers’ Knowledge about the subjects” and “application of the subjects by farmers” were assessed in quantitative phase.
saeed Karimi; FAtemeh Sepahvand; Ahmad Salman Makreet
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In order to understand better entrepreneurial intentions and behaviors, we need to consider environmental factors, however, less attention has been paid to the effect of these factors on the individual behavior in the literature. Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), this study aimed to examine ...
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In order to understand better entrepreneurial intentions and behaviors, we need to consider environmental factors, however, less attention has been paid to the effect of these factors on the individual behavior in the literature. Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), this study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived university support and students’ entrepreneurial intentions in tow Persian-speaking countries namely Iran and Afghanistan. The study's population included 1250 undergraduate agriculture students at Bu-Ali Sina University (N=650) and Samangan University in Afghanistan (N=600) in 2019 academic year, which 452 of them were selected using Bartlet’s table and proportional stratified random sampling. Study data were collected through a standardized questionnaire. Validity of the questionnaire was approved based on the opinions of faculty members at Bu-Ali Sina University. The reliability of the research instrument was determined using Cronbach's alpha coefficients (in the range of 0.81 to 0.92). Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling and the partial least square (PLS) method. The results indicate that along with positive attitude and perceived behavioral control that are directly related to entrepreneurial intentions, university support also has an indirect but significant impact on shaping of entrepreneurial intention among students. The relative importance of the motivational factors (attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control) and its antecedent (university support) appears to be broadly similar in the two countries and add support to the applicability of the TPB model in predicting entrepreneurial intentions in non-western countries.
Taher Azizi-Khalkheili; Mehdi Haddadinejad; Meysam Menatizadeh
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This research was conducted to identify the educational and extensional needs of strawberry growers in Mazandaran province. The statistical population consisted of strawberry growers in five counties of Mazandaran province (with more than 70% of the province's production, N = 3000), 240 of them were ...
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This research was conducted to identify the educational and extensional needs of strawberry growers in Mazandaran province. The statistical population consisted of strawberry growers in five counties of Mazandaran province (with more than 70% of the province's production, N = 3000), 240 of them were selected by Cochran's formula and multi stage random sampling technique. Data was collected through a questionnaire that its validity was confirmed by faculty members of agricultural extension & education and horticulture departments in Sari Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources University and Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, also calculating Ordinal Theta revealed the suitable reliability of measuring instrument (range 0.78 to 0.86). Mean, standard deviation and spearman correlation, were used for data analysis and prioritization of needs as well as inferential statistics: mean rank comparison and ordinal regression. The results of study showed that three educational needs: stress tolerance, fruit quantity and fruit quality ranked first to third in importance. In tolerance to stress dimension, the resistance of the plant to winter cold and plant resistance to disease and pests were in the first and second priorities. In total, from 55 studied needs, fruit firmness in transfer was the most significant item. Based on Spearman’ correlation test, the variables of agricultural experience, education, income and daily work hours had significant relationship with the educational & extensional needs. According to ordinal regression results and Nagelkerke coefficient, these four variables can predict 59.7% of the changes in the educational and extensional needs of strawberries growers.
Maryam Bagheri; Seyed Mehdi Mirdamadi; seyed jamal farajallah hosseini; Farhad Lashgarara
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors effective on staff participation of Tehran green space research, Education and consulting centers in urban green space development. The statistical population of this study consisted of 266 employees of 92 green space research, education and counseling ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors effective on staff participation of Tehran green space research, Education and consulting centers in urban green space development. The statistical population of this study consisted of 266 employees of 92 green space research, education and counseling centers in 22 districts of Tehran municipality. Based on the Cochran formula, the sample size of 157 persons concluded. The data collection tool was a questionnaire where the validity confirmed by the viewpoints of the university staffs and its reliability confirmed by a pre-test and ordinal theta coefficient (0.86). Confirmatory factor analysis results showed that, among the structural indicators of the process of evaluating the performance of goals, attempting to solve problems in the performance of goals with the agreement of employees, the structure of employees' performance impairment, failure to retake the center of the goals were not met, organizational support structural indicators. Supporting the center by encouraging staff to achieve their career goals, as well as through tangible reward structure markers, increased chances of promotion if they achieve their goals, influencing staff participation in goal setting for sustainable urban green space from the perspective of the staff of Tehran Municipality's green space Research, Education and Counseling Centers.
somayeh mohammadyar; peyman akbari; ardashir shiri; khadijeh muradi ghezli
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The aim of present study is to investigate the Effect of Promotion Training on Improving Thyme Production in Kermanshah.The population sample of study included 60 persons of herbal medicine farmers in Kermanshah city.The sample size is about 60 persons according to the available simple random method ...
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The aim of present study is to investigate the Effect of Promotion Training on Improving Thyme Production in Kermanshah.The population sample of study included 60 persons of herbal medicine farmers in Kermanshah city.The sample size is about 60 persons according to the available simple random method being categorized in two groups of control (30 persons) and experiment (30 persons).A 31-question questionnaire (in two general part of thyme productivity and agriculture promotion and education) in which 10& 21 questions used respectively was used to collect data in which agriculture promotion and education by three subsets(productivity promotion and education, improving the irrigation promotion and education & promoting farmers economy productivity) had 7 questions in which SPSS software was used to analyze data.Results show that promotion instructions of herbal medicine on thyme production productivity by the significance level of 0.011,herbal medicine promotion instructions on improving herbal medicine irrigation by the significance level of 0.025 and herbal medicine promotion instructions on farmers economy wellbeing by the significance level of 0.000 is effective.So all the research hypotheses are confirmed.
