IIdentification of Influencing Factors on expert's attitude of the public sector toward privatization of agricultural extension and education services: in the Khuzestan province

Extension, education and agricultural advisory services, that has been done by the public sector, for failing to perform their assigned functions, the lack of cost effectiveness and performance has been widely criticized while organizations and NGOs providing agricultural extension services can play an important role in increasing agricultural services for the beneficiaries of Agriculture. This study is an applied research using a descriptive and also considered as a quasi - experimental research. The main objective of this study is the identification of factors affecting expert's attitude of the public sector toward privatization of agricultural extension and education services. The population of this study was all 200 agricultural experts in public sector of Khuzestan.Using the Cochran formula, the number of population sample determined 126. The data collection instrument in this study was a questionnaire; on the other hand, questionnaire validity was assessed as desirable by used of expert panel method, and questionnaire reliability was estimated .92 by used of cronbach. As a result, the attitude of experts in the privatization of agricultural extension and education service was high. Based on the results of path analysis, the obstacles and limitations of the private sector in providing services to farmer's most direct effect, the impact of privatization of agricultural extension and education services in reducing the indirect costs of agricultural production most indirect effect and the role of private agricultural services in the acceptance of the service by customers "have the greatest impact on attitudes to privatization of agricultural extension and education services.