Determinants of Job Performance of Extension Agents in Akwa -Ibom State of Nigeria
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Determinants, Job Performance, Extension AgentsAbstract
This study was undertaken to investigate the determinants of job performance of extension agents in Akwa -Ibom State. Information for the study was obtained from 45 extension agents in lkol- Ekpene zone of Akwa -Ibom State Agricultural Development Project through a selfadministered structured questionnaire. The study revealed that several factors - agents' personalcharacteristics, staff welfare and development, agents' teaching behaviour and organisational factors - are important for agents' performance.References
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Williams, S.K.T. (1967), Identification of Professional Training Needs of Agricultural Extension Agents in Western Nigeria as a Basis for Developing a College Training Curriculum, Unpublished Ph.D Dissertation, Cornell, Ithaca, New York.
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Farouk, U. B., & Okpokpo, S. S. (2015). Determinants of Job Performance of Extension Agents in Akwa -Ibom State of Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 1. Retrieved from https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/306
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