THE LEVEL OF JOB PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORKERS IN THE GENERAL BOARD OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COOPERATIVE

Abstract

The efficiency of various organizations in achieving their aims depends on several factors , such as the performance of the organizations workers . So , the present research aims to identify the level of job performance of agricultural extension workers in the general board of agricultural extension and cooperative, and the differences according to the research variables related to the work physical conditions and training. The study was conducted on a sample of agricultural extension workers in the General Board of Extension in Baghdad Governorate consisting of 50 male and female guides . For the purpose of collecting information , the researcher designed a questionnaire form including two aspects ; the first one is the job performance scale which contains two fields : ability to work and motivation to work , where as the second aspect is represented by the independent variables scale which contains a specific scale for each variable . Several statistical tools have been used in data analysis such as standard scoere , person correlation formula. The study findings have shown that the job performance level of agricultural extension workers in the general board of agricultural extension and cooperative is medium tending to relative increase . There is also a significant positive relationship at 0.01 level of significance between the performance level and the ability to work field , and at 0.05 level of significance with the motivation to work field .