Barriers and Effective Educational Strategies to Develop Extension Agents' Professional Competencies

Autor/inn/en	Lakai, Dona; Jayaratne, K. S. U.; Moore, Gary E.; Kistler, Mark J.
Titel	Barriers and Effective Educational Strategies to Develop Extension Agents' Professional Competencies
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 50 (2012) 4, (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	Extension Education; Extension Agents; Competence; Professional Development; Barriers; Educational Methods; Surveys; Faculty Workload; Financial Support; Small Group Instruction; Workshops; Access to Education; Responsibility; Delivery Systems; Online Courses; Large Group Instruction; Educational Technology; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Kompetenz; Educational method; Erziehungsmethode; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Finanzielle Förderung; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit; Auslieferung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	The study reported here determined the barriers and effective educational strategies to develop Extension agents' professional competencies. This was a descriptive survey research conducted with a random sample of Extension agents. Increased workload and lack of time and funding were identified as the most constraining barriers of Extension agents acquiring competencies. Extension agents identified the face-to-face small group training workshop as the most effective educational delivery method for acquiring desired Extension competencies. This implies the need for using small group face-to-face training programs close to the work place as a viable alternative for achieving desired results. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10