Egbe, B O and Ogba, Ernest I and Oku, Martha Okabe and Osomasi, Richard Aja (2024) Skill Improvement Needs of Extension Agents for Effective Extension Education Service Delivery in Covid-19 Pandemic Era. British Journal of Education, 12 (9). pp. 78-86. ISSN 2054-6351(Print),2054-636X (Online)
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Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to determine the skill improvement needs of extension agent for effective extension education service delivery in covid-19 pandemic era. This study was carried out in Cross River State. The population of the study was 130 extension agents in the three agricultural zones of the State. There was no sampling: therefore the entire population was involved in the study due to manageable size of the population. The instrument used to collect data was a structured questionnaire developed by the researcher. The instrument was validated by 3 experts, 2 from Federal Ministry of Agriculture Calabar and 1 from Measurement and Evaluation Department of University of Calabar. The data collected were analyzed using Need Gap Analysis. It was found out that Extension Agents need improvement in the pedagogies method, group formation of farmer’s method and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) method. It was recommended that conferences and workshops should be organised by ministry of Agriculture for extension pedagogies, group formation and ICT specialists in collaboration with the State Government for effective extension education service delivery.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Depositing User: | Professor Mark T. Owen |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Aug 2024 13:40 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Aug 2024 13:40 |
| URI: | https://tudr.org/id/eprint/3320 |
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