Attitudes of Ohio County Extension Agents toward Satellite Video Teleconferencing in Extension Education. A Thesis.

Autor/in	Gerakis, Argyrios
Titel	Attitudes of Ohio County Extension Agents toward Satellite Video Teleconferencing in Extension Education. A Thesis.
Quelle	(1989), (109 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Adult Educators; Agricultural Education; County Officials; Electronic Equipment; Extension Agents; Extension Education; Postsecondary Education; Program Improvement; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Teleconferencing; Videotape Recordings + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult education teacher; Adult education; Adult training; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Erwachsenenbildung; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Elektronisches Gerät; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Lehrerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Telekonferenz
Abstract	A study was conducted to determine the attitudes of Ohio county extension agents toward satellite video teleconferencing. (Several county extension offices across the state participate in live satellite video teleconferences produced by The Ohio State University. Teleconferences cover a variety of extension education topics, from agriculture to home economics to teenage problems. Since county extension agents play an important role as facilitators at the local level, the success of teleconferencing depends greatly on their attitudes.) Data were collected from a mailed questionnaire to all 186 county extension agents in the state in the summer of 1989. Approximately 79 percent (147) usable questionnaires were returned. Analysis of data revealed that, overall, the majority of agents are "slightly positive" toward satellite video teleconferencing. However, they tend to prefer prerecorded videotapes over live teleconferencing. Cross-tabulation between the attitude scores and a variety of personal characteristics showed negligible to moderate relationships only. The study concluded that the extension service should continue financing satellite video teleconferencing but at the same time should focus on videotape production. Some other suggestions from the extension agents were that improvements be made in the quality of programs and the reliability of the technology, so that the agents might feel more confident about it. (Includes 24 references, the survey instrument, and selected responses.) (Author/KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01