Agricultural Extension Role of Field Schools in Beheira Governorate

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alexandria

2 Institute for Agricultural Extension Research and Rural Development, Center for Agricultural Research

Abstract

This research mainly aimed to study the agricultural
extension role of field schools in Beheira Governorate .
Aquestionnaire through personal interview was to
collect data for this from 160 respondent . statistical
methods for analyzing research data including : mean ,
standard deviation , simple coloration coefficient and
multiple gradual regression . Important findings could
be summarized as follows:
1- Knowledge level was about (15 %) was low , and
(59,4 %) has moderate level while (25,6 %)had high
level .
2- The results showed that age , education level ,
exposure to sources of agricultural information ,
motives of field school admission , land tenure , and
participation in extension activities have explained
(45,1 %) of the variance in the knowledge level of
the respondents .
3- The application level was about (18,8 %) was low
and (60 %) has moderate level while (21,2 %) had
high level .
4- The results revealed that age , education level ,
exposure to sources of agricultural information ,
motives of field school admission , participation in
extenstion activation , land tenure and duration of
field school enrollment have explained (44,2 %) of
the variance in the application level of the
respondents .
This research mainly aimed to study the agricultural
extension role of field schools in Beheira Governorate .
Aquestionnaire through personal interview was to
collect data for this from 160 respondent . statistical
methods for analyzing research data including : mean ,
standard deviation , simple coloration coefficient and
multiple gradual regression . Important findings could
be summarized as follows:
1- Knowledge level was about (15 %) was low , and
(59,4 %) has moderate level while (25,6 %)had high
level .
2- The results showed that age , education level ,
exposure to sources of agricultural information ,
motives of field school admission , land tenure , and
participation in extension activities have explained
(45,1 %) of the variance in the knowledge level of
the respondents .
3- The application level was about (18,8 %) was low
and (60 %) has moderate level while (21,2 %) had
high level .
4- The results revealed that age , education level ,
exposure to sources of agricultural information ,
motives of field school admission , participation in
extenstion activation , land tenure and duration of
field school enrollment have explained (44,2 %) of
the variance in the application level of the
respondents .

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