Communication skills of agricultural extension workers in Kurdistan Region

Abstract

The research aims to determine the level of communication skills for workers in extension
Agriculture in the Kurdistan Region in general and to determine the level of those skills in the fields of
(speaking, listening, reading, non-verbal communication,
Humanity, the use of methods and guiding aids) and then a comparison between fields
These skills are arranged according to their level of possession. And also define the relationship between
The level of communication skills of the agricultural extension agents and each of the variables (age,
Specialization, educational level, duration of work in extension jobs, full-time work
extension, confidence in extension work, attitude towards agricultural extension) and determining a relationship
These skills are among the independent factors. Use the descriptive approach to achieve goals
search. A questionnaire was prepared that was accessed through several stages that included
Its final form contains (83) paragraphs that were used to determine the level of those skills for the fields
the six, using a five-point scale that included the levels (very agree, agree,
Neutral, Disagree, Very Disagree) and values (1,2,3,4,5) were given to them.
respectively. The research community included all agricultural extension workers in all governorates
Kurdistan Region, whose number is (209). A random sample of 71% of them was chosen.
The number of respondents was (150). Data were collected using a questionnaire form
By the personal interview method. The statistical program (SPSS) was also used in the analysis
Study data. The results of the research concluded that the level of communication skills of
Agricultural extension workers in the Kurdistan Region tended to be average
The decline also showed a significant correlation between the level of those skills and each of the
Variables (age, educational level, upbringing, attitude towards agricultural extension) and others
Significant for each of the variables (duration of work in counseling, full-time work, confidence in work
The indicative) and the research recommends the need to pay attention to developing these skills through
Preparing training courses in the areas of communication skills and the necessity of diversifying methods
Communication and its methods.
Fifty-third issue. Al-Fath Magazine. April 2013 Taher Muhammad Layiq Al-Jaf
Sahab Ayed Al-Ajili
Firas Ibrahim Al-Laheeb

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The research recommended to more interest to development
those skills through training courses in the scopes of
communication skills, and there are needs for diversity of
communication methods for development of those skills