Abed EI-Wahab, M., EI Din Zayed, M. (2003). SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS JOB DESCRIPTION IN THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ORGANIZATION IN EGYPT. Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 28(7), 5465-5477. doi: 10.21608/jaess.2003.252560
M. M. EI S. Abed EI-Wahab; M. S. EI Din Zayed. "SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS JOB DESCRIPTION IN THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ORGANIZATION IN EGYPT". Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 28, 7, 2003, 5465-5477. doi: 10.21608/jaess.2003.252560
Abed EI-Wahab, M., EI Din Zayed, M. (2003). 'SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS JOB DESCRIPTION IN THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ORGANIZATION IN EGYPT', Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 28(7), pp. 5465-5477. doi: 10.21608/jaess.2003.252560
Abed EI-Wahab, M., EI Din Zayed, M. SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS JOB DESCRIPTION IN THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ORGANIZATION IN EGYPT. Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 2003; 28(7): 5465-5477. doi: 10.21608/jaess.2003.252560
SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS JOB DESCRIPTION IN THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ORGANIZATION IN EGYPT
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute, Agric. Research Center, Ministry of Agricultural and Land Reclamation
Abstract
The research is aimed mainly to make a full job description for the agricultural extension Subject Matter Specialists (SMS) regarding: its organizational dependency , management level ,academic education, job ladder promotions, types of required training, and duties related tasks.
The research population consisted of two groups of experts : academic experts who have Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension and work in different agricultural extension departments of Agricultural Faculties • Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute. executives experts working in the Central Administration For Agricultural Extension Services and its department, in venues governorates.
Data were collected by personal interviewing using a questionnaire from a random sample amounting to 120 respondents: 70 respondents from academic experts , 50 respondents executives experts . Frequencies and percentages, means, standard deviation, T-test, and Chi-Square were used to analyze data.
The study results revealed that the majority of respondents agreed on the following:
1- Consideration of management district "agricultural management's· as the basic level of SMS job practice.
2- Determination of job ladder as a standard of promotions concerning, job experiences and efficiency.
3- Types of training required for the job were ranked according its importance, as professional extension training, specialized technical training, and administrative training.
4- The four main duties of the job are; the communication between the research institution and extension, determine the problems which facing farmers as a research points , participating in planning, executing and evaluation of agricultural extension programs and training of the extension agents.The related tasks of each duty arranged according to its importance
The study recommended that the findings should be taken into consideration considered when taking administrative decisions about the SMSjob.