نشریه پژوهش مدیریت آموزش کشاورزی
سال ششم شماره 30 (پاییز 1393)

Skills and information presented by formal agricultural education for successful performance of agricultural graduates at work are insufficient; therefore one of the basic changes in educational programs of agricultural universities is entrepreneurship education program to be included in the curriculum. Entrepreneurship education should be designed based on the educational needs of students. Need assessment causes proportion of educational needs and educational programs. Accordingly، the purpose of this study was to determine educational needs of agricultural students in relation to entrepreneurship management as perceived by agricultural faculty members، as well as، by students of agricultural faculties in the West of Iran using Borich Need Assessment model and Quadrant Analysis. The statistical population consisted of agricultural faculty members and students of agricultural faculties in the West of Iran. Using ranking random sampling، 200 students and 50 faculty members were selected using krejcie and morgan table. This study is conducted in 2 phases، in the first phase of the study، educational needs of the students identified as perceived by them using questionnaire. Result revealed 56 educational topics with high priority were the educational needs. The top three needs were new idea creation of production and services، development of business plan and determination of several market sectors. In the second phase of the study، Quadrant Analysis was conducted in order to identify common needs as perceived by faculty members and students. Quadrant analysis revealed that most educational needs prioritized by students were also ranked high by faculty members.

While interest and educational aptitude are the main factors for academic achievement, every year many students are entering agricultural higher education system and different majors that do not fit their interest and talent. This paper aimed to assess the interest and educational aptitude of agricultural students and related influencing factors. The survey method was used and 1720 agricultural students in different agricultural colleges were selected and investigated based on systematic random sampling. Descriptive statistics, t-test, analysis of variance and regression were used for data analysis. Findings revealed that about 12 percent of the students have selected agricultural majors as their first to fifth priority, while, they were selecting majors at the universities entrance examination. Also, their interest to chosen major has been improved significantly after being educated at the university. Factors affecting the promotion of students’ interest are due to the internal environment of the university at the first, labor market at the second and family at the third level. Results, also, indicated that agricultural students have relatively good educational aptitude while female students have more educational aptitude than male students. The main determinants of the students’ educational aptitude are type of high school diploma and students’ mother educational level respectively.

The main purpose of this study was to determine and analyze educational detterents of rural entrepreneurship development in Guilan Province, using screening Fuzzy method. To accomplish this objective, Delphi technique to obtain group consensus was employed. The study used two mailed questionnaires. The first round of the study used a questionnaire with an open-ended question. In the second questionnaire, respondents were asked to rate the items identified in first round on a seven-point Likert type scale. The population for this study consisted of the rural entrepreneurship experts and universities’ faculty members (n=33). Kendall’s coefficient of concordance (W) was used to measure consensus among the experts at the end of the research rounds. Proiarity setting, in terms of thier importance was taken by screening Fuzzy method. The results revealed that variables: “lack of entrepreneurship knowledge among provincial authorities” and “lack of rural awareness about principals of designing and complementing variety of profitable businesses” were factors causing sudden development of rural entrepreneurship devalopment alliviation in Guilan Province. Aanalyzing the educational detterents influencing entrepreneur development in rural area of Guilan makes it possible to gain the road map of entrepreneurship, and creating a better and more appropriate entrepreneurial opportunities.

The purpose of this study was to investigate affecting factors on the effectiveness of pasture management training courses in the protection of Mehran pastures. The statistical population of this study was pasture managers of Mehran (N =187) whom all were participated in the study census method. Validity of questionnaire was investigated and provided by a group of experts and to determine reliability of different parts of the questionnaire, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated (α= 0.94). In order to achieve the objectives of the study, descriptive and analytical statistics were used. Findings of the study showed that there was a significant and positive relationship between variables of the sise of pasture land covered by pasture management plan, pasture manager background, annual income, the number of livestock, the number of participants in pasture management training courses with the variable the effectiveness of training courses. Based on ordinal regression analysis, the variable portion of the communication pathways in explaining the probability of effecting the variable effectiveness of pasture training courses is greater than the other variables.

Learning environment includes physical, psychological, emotional conditions and equipment, as well as social and cultural factors that affect the growth and development of a learner in an educational institution. This study aimed at identifying factors affecting the quality of students’ internship learning environment at Ramin University of Agriculture and Natural Resources. A survey method was used. The statistical population consisted of all senior students who passed internship course (N 235). Sample size was determined (n=145).applying Morgan Table and stratified random sampling technique was used to select samples. Data was collected using questionnaire. That its validity was confirmed by a panel of agricultural extension and education experts. Reliability of the questionnaire was conducted and confirmed using Cronbachs alpha 0.96. The findings showed that from the view point of the students, the process of agricultural apprenticeship was relatively favorable, at the Input factors were relatively unfavorable and the overall learning environment was relatively unfavorable. Using factor analysis technique, variables affecting the quality of apprenticeships learning environment summarized in five factors namely: conditions and facilities apprenticeships centers, coach performance apprenticeships, mutual interaction between universities and internship course centers, educational content, and educational planning. conditions and facilities apprenticeships centers explained the highest variance of the variables. These five factors totally explained 57.17 percent of variables affecting internship courses learning environment.

The main purpose of this study was to predict academic motivation achievement based on cognitive and meta cognitive strategies. Among agricultural students Kermanshah Razi University in 2012-2013. Research method was cause – correlational and Bachelor (BA) agricultural students at the college of agriculture (N= 970) were assigned as research population, from that the research sample was selected on the basis of stratified random sampling (n= 254) the applying Morgan and Krejcie 1970) table. The research tool used in this research consisted of two standard questionnaires: academic motivation achievement questionnaire (AMAQ), Hermans (1990), Cognitive and Meta cognitive Strategies Learning (CMCSL), Pintrich and Degrooth, (1992). Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to process the data by application of SPSSwin15. Findings revealed that most of the agricultural students had lower than medium level academic motivation achievement. Path analysis showed that planning, organization and repeat- practice were the strongest predictors in academic motivation achievement in comparison to other cognitive and meta cognitive strategies. Also, results showed that control and monitoring were the weakest predictors in academic motivation achievement. Since, results from this study may have implications to policy-makers and agricultural faculty members in order to improve cognitive and meta cognitive learning strategies among agricultural students.

While the path way to sustain agriculture goes through agricultural vocational education, but, less attention has been paid to motivation of vocational learner. In order to enhance the effectiveness of vocational training, more attention is needed to motivate agricultural vocational participant. The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine the individual and professional motivation of agricultural vocational education trainees. Using the sampling table of Krejcie and Morgan,115 participants in agricultural vocational training courses(out of 300 trainees) in Kermanshah Technical and Vocational Training Organization, were selected the rough systematic random sampling technique. Results showed that motivational factors indicated by respondents were social engagement, as well as, self approval.Also. professional motivations were indicated as; vocational skill to attain suitable job in the future, improve in current job situation and up dating skills. Individuals and professional motives of agricultural vocational learners were categorized using ISDM index. Results revealed that there was significant relation between learner s’ job and their professional motivation.

Agricultural higher education system needs communication skills. These skills can lead to survival of the organization and understanding and better recognition. This study is descriptive- correlation and the main objective is study of communicational skills role on Educational- Research performance of faculty members. The study instrument was a questionnaire. The statistical population of this research was consist of faculty members in the Sari university (N=120) that they were evaluated by using census method and 98 members of faculty responded to questionnaire. In terms of the validity of content, the research tool was confirmed by faculty members of agricultural extension and education in University of Tehran. Its reliability was confirmed by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α = 0.77- 0.87). Data analysis has been performed by SPSSwin18. There is a significant positive correlation, between the communication skills (effective listening skills, writing skills, oral communication skills and collaboration skills to work with colleagues), with educational- research performance of faculty members. communication skills and educational- research performance respondents have a significant relationship with academic rank, educational group and don’t have significant relationship with age, educational background, gender, use study opportunities and educational degree. finally, in order to improve of academic performance of faculty members, has been presented a number of recommendations and guidelines for higher education systems, planners and policy makers.

The main purpose of this study was to classify educational factors affecting performance of the greenhouse owners in Isfahan. This study used a descriptive survey method and statistical population of the study consisted of 180 South-Baraan Distract greenhouse owners in Isfahan Township (N= 180). According to Cochran's formula, the sample size was calculated as 72 greenhouse owners. Face validityof the questionnaire is obtained by applying corrections made by an expert panel. Reliability of the questionnaire is calculated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient α= 0.88. Data were analyzed using SPSS. Results of factor analysis revealed that, five factor of communication, planting and maintenance, before and during planting and postharvest and economical training explained 68.7% of the variance performance variables of greenhouse owners.