Author/Authors :
Israr، Muhammad نويسنده 1Department of Development Studies, University of Swat, Saidu Sharif Swat-Pakistan , , Ahmad Khan، Nafees نويسنده Department of Tuberculosis and Chest Disease, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India , , Jan، Dawood نويسنده Institute if Development Studies, KP, Agricultural University Peshawar-Pakistan. , , Ali Shah، Tahir نويسنده Accreditation Division, Higher Education Commission, Islamabad-Pakistan. , , Shaf، M. M. نويسنده Institute if Development Studies, KP, Agricultural University Peshawar-Pakistan. , , Khan، Noshad نويسنده Department of Agricultural Sciences, AIOU-Islamabad-Pakistan ,
Abstract :
Present study was conducted in the three provinces of Pakistan with the objectives to study the
curricula relevancy with the participatory extension, supervision and administration and its practical
applicability at the field level. For this extension agents of the selected provinces were selected
purposively. Mail questionnaire were used as instruments for data collection form 227 respondents and
were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. Findings of the study revealed that the respondent either
strongly agreed or agreed with the statements that the curricula in an extension education program
helped them to win farmers trust for effective agriculture extension (93%), organize farmers into
participatory learning groups (75%) and answer the questions raised by farmers (89%) and to use audio
visual aids respectively (92%). This implies for the acceptance of null hypothesis that the curricula
improve the extension agent’s skills in different field levels programs. Respondent were also either
strongly agreed or agreed that the curricula in an extension education program helped them to supervise
and guide official duties of field staff (87%), monitor the work of junior field staff (85%), maintain
office morale (82%) and to develop leadership potential (86%) of the staff at the field. This implies for
the acceptance of alternative hypothesis. Furthermore the respondents also reported rated the curricula
contents and structure with respect to scope and topics as excellent (14%), good (61%), fair (21%) and
poor (4%). The study as a whole concludes that the extension agents perceived the existing curricula as
effective and result oriented. The study recommends that to make the curricula more effective for
sustainable agriculture development there is a need for looking into the farmer’s needs and expressions,
learning and instructional technologies and giving importance to the views of the extension field staff
for revision and development of the curricula.
