The role of skill development in improving the performance of agricultural extension agents in Iran using structural equation modeling and grounded theory
Abstract Performance improvement is the main concept of development policy. Belief in strengthening and improving the performance of individuals and institutions in developing countries for success in development policy has gradually formed among development agents. Performance improvement at the in...
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| author | M. Tayouri S. J. F. Hosseini M. S. Sabori |
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| description | Abstract Performance improvement is the main concept of development policy. Belief in strengthening and improving the performance of individuals and institutions in developing countries for success in development policy has gradually formed among development agents. Performance improvement at the individual level pays attention to individual needs in order to enhance performance. Development requires developed and trained people. Therefore, the better the human resources as wealth and national capital are cultivated, the smoother the development path will be. The dimensions of improving performance at the individual level include things such as abilities, needs, attitudes, psychology, motivations, talents and skills, which also raises the need for skill development. In this regard, the current research seeks to investigate the relationship between skill development and performance improvement in extension in Iranian agriculture. The statistical population includes agricultural jihad centers in five regions of the country (the division of the country's provinces according to the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, where each region includes 6 provinces) which is 8142 people, and accordingly, Cochran's formula was used to determine the sample size and the number of sample size 366 people were obtained. A structured questionnaire was developed to collect data. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the skill development measurement model, the performance improvement measurement model, and the skill development model. The research results show the significant relationship of all the indicators extracted from the interview in the structural equations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa8eb104d9d54e93857e6e5e7f44450d2023-10-17T07:41:07ZengInstituto Internacional de EcologiaBrazilian Journal of Biology1678-43752023-10-018310.1590/1519-6984.275161The role of skill development in improving the performance of agricultural extension agents in Iran using structural equation modeling and grounded theoryM. Tayourihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3180-7897S. J. F. Hosseinihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1338-8783M. S. Saborihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6766-371XAbstract Performance improvement is the main concept of development policy. Belief in strengthening and improving the performance of individuals and institutions in developing countries for success in development policy has gradually formed among development agents. Performance improvement at the individual level pays attention to individual needs in order to enhance performance. Development requires developed and trained people. Therefore, the better the human resources as wealth and national capital are cultivated, the smoother the development path will be. The dimensions of improving performance at the individual level include things such as abilities, needs, attitudes, psychology, motivations, talents and skills, which also raises the need for skill development. In this regard, the current research seeks to investigate the relationship between skill development and performance improvement in extension in Iranian agriculture. The statistical population includes agricultural jihad centers in five regions of the country (the division of the country's provinces according to the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, where each region includes 6 provinces) which is 8142 people, and accordingly, Cochran's formula was used to determine the sample size and the number of sample size 366 people were obtained. A structured questionnaire was developed to collect data. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the skill development measurement model, the performance improvement measurement model, and the skill development model. The research results show the significant relationship of all the indicators extracted from the interview in the structural equations.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842023000100872&tlng=enempowermentskill developmentperformance improvementagricultural extension agent |
| spellingShingle | M. Tayouri S. J. F. Hosseini M. S. Sabori The role of skill development in improving the performance of agricultural extension agents in Iran using structural equation modeling and grounded theory Brazilian Journal of Biology empowerment skill development performance improvement agricultural extension agent |
| title | The role of skill development in improving the performance of agricultural extension agents in Iran using structural equation modeling and grounded theory |
| title_full | The role of skill development in improving the performance of agricultural extension agents in Iran using structural equation modeling and grounded theory |
| title_fullStr | The role of skill development in improving the performance of agricultural extension agents in Iran using structural equation modeling and grounded theory |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of skill development in improving the performance of agricultural extension agents in Iran using structural equation modeling and grounded theory |
| title_short | The role of skill development in improving the performance of agricultural extension agents in Iran using structural equation modeling and grounded theory |
| title_sort | role of skill development in improving the performance of agricultural extension agents in iran using structural equation modeling and grounded theory |
| topic | empowerment skill development performance improvement agricultural extension agent |
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