العوامل المشجعة لاتخاذ الإرشاد الزراعي مهنة لدى المهندسين الزراعيين في الأردن : دراسة حالة

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This study aimed at knowing the encouraging factors for taking agricultural extension as a career in the Jordanian agricultural institutions from the point of view of agricultural engineers themselves.

However, these factors are important in the development of agricultural extension profession in Jordan.

These factors deal with the economical, social, professional and personal areas.

In addition, the researcher aimed at knowing whether these factors indicate significant differences with respect to sex, experience, specialization and place of work.

A random sample of (227) agricultural engineers was selected.

A questionnaire was prepared and used to collect data necessary for the analysis of the study.

Validity and reliability of the questionnaire were tested by using Cronbach alpha.

The overall reliability coefficient for the encouraging factors was (0.87).

The questionnaire consisted of (32) items.

The researcher used means, standard deviations and percentages.

The results of the study indicated that the professional field occupied the first rank (73.6 %), followed by the personal field (68.6 %), the social field (67.2 %) and the economic field (56.8 %).

In addition, the results of the study indicated significant differences in the encouraging factors according to sex, experience, specification and place of work.