BOYACI, Murat Ege Üniversitesi - Ziraat Fakültesi - Tarim Ekonomisi Bölümü, Turkey , YILDIZ, Özlem Ege Üniversitesi - Ziraat Fakültesi - Tarim Ekonomisi Bölümü, Turkey

Evaluation of Information Society Skills of Extension Staff in the Different Organizations

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Today s knowledge based agricultural systems require decentralized, pluralistic, client oriented, and digital extension approaches. For transforming of rural sector to information society, extension staff should be equipped with information society skills such as information technology usage, lifelong learning, team works. In the research, 250 extension workers had been interviewed from different extension services in Turkey. According to the findings, information society skills of extension staff are not at intended levels. It was determined that, extension staff in farmer organizations and selfemployed have better levels of skills than the extension workers in public and private sectors. For improving information society skills, usage of information technologies, participatory methods and lifelong learning skills must be given besides technical topics in service training activities. The objectives and actions on information society for rural areas must be defined locally/regionally by the all actors.

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Information Society Skills , Agricultural Extension , Extension Services

The Journal Of Ege University Faculty Of Agriculture

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