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A Conceptual Model of Intrapreneurship in the Iranian Agricultural Extension Organization: Implications for HRD
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Karimi, Asef; Malekmohamadi, Iraj; Daryani, Mahmoud Ahmadpour; Rezvanfar, Ahmad – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2011
Purpose: This study seeks to build a conceptual model of agricultural extension intrapreneurship that discusses the concept and phenomenon of intrapreneurship as well as its prerequisites and outcomes. The proposed model is intended to depict the main factors that affect the phenomena of intrapreneurship within the agricultural extension…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Prerequisites, Foreign Countries, Human Resources
Farmers' Learning Strategies in the Province of Esfahan
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Karbasioun, Mostafa; Biemans, Harm; Mulder, Martin – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2008
This study was designed to investigate changes in farming and to look at how farmers adapt to diverse changes in and around their farms in the province of Esfahan, Iran. It is part of a larger project aimed at developing a job competency profile for agricultural extension instructors (AEIs). One hundred and two farmers who had previously followed…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Learning Strategies, Extension Agents, Foreign Countries
The Perceptions of Extension Agents and Researchers Concerning the Effectiveness of Joint Extension-Research Plans in Lorestan and Kermanshah Provinces, Iran
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Movahedi, Reza; Chizari, Mohammad; Breazeale, Don – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2007
In order to improve the agricultural extension system of a country it is essential to link research units and extension activities. In this regard, one of the approaches, which are currently being carried out in Iran, is a joint research-extension plan (JREP). These plans were originally initiated in 1998 with the following objectives: 1) to…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Extension Agents, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
Course Experiences and Perceptions of Farmers in Esfahan as a Basis for a Competency Profile of Extension Instructors
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Karbasioun, Mostafa; Mulder, Martin; Biemans, Harm – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to analyze farmers' experiences with and perceptions of agricultural extension courses and their instructors in Esfahan, Iran. This study is part of a larger project on the development of a competency profile of extension instructors. Many attempts have been made to develop competency profiles for professionals (Shim,…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Foreign Countries, Profiles, Competence