TRENDS IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORKERS TOWARDS THE PROFESSION OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

Abstract

Trends are dynamic center that is located between the basic psychological processes and the same act, it is designed to regulate the motives of conscience, perception and other psychological factors structured integrative a coordinated pace with environmental impact and in turn affects them. So the goal of this research to identify trends in the level of extension workers towards the profession as well as extension to identify the differences due to the variables associated with sex, age, location, specialization and training. Follow the researcher in conducting this research method using descriptive method of surveys, because it is commensurate with the nature of the research objectives. The research was conducted on the extension workers in each of the headquarters of the General Authority for guidance and agricultural cooperation and personnel training center in Baghdad / Abu Ghraib as well as personnel in the demonstration farms in the province of Babylon, was the research sample (108) working within the angel's permanent services mentioned above. for the purpose of gathering information, the researcher developed a questionnaire comprising two axes represent the first scale, the trend towards the profession, which included a range of areas and topics, including: (stability, job aspiration, consistent, integrated and comprehensive business performance as well as the complexity and flexibility to work ...) with a second axis scale private suitable for all independent variables. Questionnaire was distributed to a sample search of work and place both during the period from 17/02/2010 to 05/13/2010 The researcher used statistical methods appropriate to research objectives where the averages, percentages, and simple link and a factor to measure the stability Alvakronbach form which amounted to (0.82). Results showed that the level of trends in agricultural extension workers to career guidance reached the average level of the relatively low bow. While there was a correlation level (0, 05) between the attitudes of employees and changing training with results not recorded and there is no significant relationship between the attitudes of employees and the rest of the other independent variables