مدى استخدام الهاتف النقال في العمل الإرشادي مـن قبـل العاملين في الإرشاد الزراعي في محافظة صلاح الدين

Abstract

The research aimed to identify the extent of mobile phone usage by agricultural extension workers in Salah al-Din Governorate As well as the extent to which mobile phone farmers are used to contact agricultural extension workers The research also aimed to identify the extension topics in which the mobile phone is used. The population of the research included all extension workers in Salah al-Din governorate. Agriculture Directorate and its agricultural Sector and the extension center in the governorate, which amounted to (200) Agricultural employees were selected. randomly of 73% So they became (146) respondents. A questionnaire form consisting of two parts was designed:- The first part Includes data related to employees of mobile phone users in agricultural extension work. Second part: Include search scale, exported forms to identify on face validity. The Reliably of the questionnaire was also measured (by Alpha -cronbach) method and the coefficient was (0.85) A number of statistical methods were used to analyze the data (Range, frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, , the standard deviation, Pearson's simple correlation coefficient, Spearman's correlation coefficient, t-test, weighted coefficient, by Alpha -cronbach coefficient) The results found that the vast majority of respondents that used of the mobile phone was in extension work medium tends to high, where it reached percentage of medium and high categories (96%), as the researcher showed results the most extension topics in which the phone is used to inquire about the type of ( Fertilizer type Will be Processing). The results of the study also showed that a presence a set of problems and limitations that limit the usage of the mobile phone, mobile phone where tried the problem (No coverage of telephone network in remote plaus) Ranked first, while another a problem (is farmers hane not got mobiles) Last rank Among the problems that limit the usage of mobile phone. The researcher has recommended the submitting Support for mobile phone users for extension workers by the Directorate and the Agricultural people and that is through free credit or individual communication services With the peasants be easy and low-cost.