Motivational Pathways for Farmer Learning Behaviour in the Student-to-Farmer University Outreach

Autor/inn/en	Kalule, Stephen W.; Sseguya, Haroon; Karubanga, Gabriel; Ongeng, Duncan
Titel	Motivational Pathways for Farmer Learning Behaviour in the Student-to-Farmer University Outreach
Quelle	In: International Journal of Training and Development, 27 (2023) 2, S.263-280 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-3736
DOI	10.1111/ijtd.12298
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Agricultural Occupations; Outreach Programs; School Community Relationship; College Students; Motivation; Learning Processes; Educational Needs; Student Behavior; Student Needs; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Jobcoaching; Collegestudent; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Learning process; Lernprozess; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	In recent times, calls for practical training of agricultural extension workers, who exhibit the right mix of competences for responsiveness to farmer learning needs, have intensified. This comes at the time when there is an increasingly growing desire for more community-engaged African universities, and as such, making the integration of agricultural students into community outreach services a necessity. However, empirical evidence on whether student-led outreach and training models adequately respond to the psychological learning needs of host farmers and subsequent motivation of these farmers for learning is lacking. This study uses a structural equation modelling technique on a sample of 283 farmers who had previously participated in the student-to-farmer outreach of Gulu University. Results reveal that satisfying farmer learning needs influences intrinsic motivation, formation of learning intentions and farmer learning behaviour. Intrinsic motivation mediates the relationship between satisfying farmer learning needs and the outcome learning behaviour. We conclude that satisfying farmer learning needs is a strong initiator of motivational pathways for farmer learning behaviour in the student-to-farmer university outreach. We call for more public financing of university outreach programmes so as to enable not only training for churning out graduates with the right competences of responsiveness to community needs but also fostering creative innovations involving both universities and communities. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01