Confidence of Extension Staff in Akwa Ibom State Agricultural Development Programme
This study assessed the organizational confidence of extension staff in Akwa Ibom state agricultural development programme (AKADEP). The study also determined the relationships between selected personal characteristics and organizational confidence variables of the extension staff. A sample of ninet...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Agricultural Extension |
| Online Access: | http://aesonnigeria.org/ajm/index.php/jae/article/view/206 |
| Summary: | This study assessed the organizational confidence of extension staff in
Akwa Ibom state agricultural development programme (AKADEP). The
study also determined the relationships between selected personal
characteristics and organizational confidence variables of the extension
staff. A sample of ninety (90) randomly selected respondents provided
information used for the study. Percentages, mean scores and Pearson
correlation coefficient were employed in the analysis of data. Majority of
the extension agents (EAs), block extension agents (BEAs), block
extension supervisors (BESs), and zonal extension officers (ZEOs) were
sometimes satisfied with AKADEP as their organization. Age, household
size, and years of extension experience of EAs were strong indicators of
organizational confidence. Age, level of formal education, household size
and extension experience of BEAs were strong predicators of
organizational confidence. Age, level of formal education, household size
and extension experience of BESs were significantly associated with
organizational confidence. Age, household size and years of extension
experience of ZEOs were strong indicators of organizational confidence.
Policies that would make good and balanced working conditions to be
prevalent in AKADEP should be designed. This will promote
organizational confidence of extension staff which, in turn, will boost their
job performance and ultimately the performance of AKADEP as an
extension agency. |
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| ISSN: | 1119-944X 2408-6851 |