Effectiveness Evaluation of Rural Extension Education Programs (The Case of Sheep Breeders in Pasargad Township, Iran)

International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development

مقاله 7، دوره 7، شماره 4، اسفند 2017، صفحه 465-476   

نوع مقاله: Research Article

نویسندگان

Taher Azizi-Khalkheili¹؛ Masoud Bijani^{* 2}؛ Mohammad Reza Shahpasand³؛ Farzad Farbod⁴

¹Assistant Professor of Agricultural Extension and Education, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran.

²Assistant Professor of Agricultural Extension and Education Department of Agricultural Extension and Education College of Agriculture Tarbiat Modares University (TMU) Tehran, Iran

³Assistant Professor of Agricultural Extension and Education, Institute of Applied Scientific Higher Education Jihad-e Agriculture, Tehran, Iran.

⁴Member of Scientific Board, Institute of Applied Scientific Higher Education of Jihad-e Agriculture, Education Center of Fars Jihad-e Agriculture, Shiraz, Iran.

چکیده

Since a lot of material and human expenditure are spent for implementing extension education programs for rural people, one of the most important aspects of these programs is “effectiveness evaluation” and the rate of accomplishing program objectives, as well as determining program obstacles and solving them for future plans. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of rural extension education programs regarding sheep breeding. To achieve this purpose, the first phase of the present study analyzed effectiveness evaluation models using documentary studies. Then, an Effectiveness Evaluation of Extension Education Programs (EEEEP) model was designed and accomplished in the form of evaluating a rural education program. The second phase used an experimental research method in one-group pretest-posttest design. A purposeful sampling method was used for selecting research sample (n=32) from sheep breeders in Pasargad Township, Fars Province, Iran. The data gathering instrument was a questionnaire whose validity and reliability were confirmed with the Lincoln and Guba assessment method. The results revealed that participants’ satisfaction with the programs was higher than average in three dimensions. Also, these courses had a significant influence on the attitude and knowledge of the participants about the educated subjects. The participants’ main problem was the difficulty of attending the class. Finally, based on the findings, some executive recommendations have been provided.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Evaluation؛ Educational effectiveness؛ EEEEP model؛ Sheep breeding؛ Pasargad

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