The Relationship between Extension Educational and Psychological Factors and Participation of Agricultural Co-operatives' Members (Case of Shirvan Chardavol County, Ilam, Iran)
The forty-year history of agricultural production co-operatives in Iran shows that this type of exploitation system has faced with many challenges during this period. First, despite the help and support by the government, the co-operative sector has not been able to play a major role in the deve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Islamic Azad University
2017-03-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development |
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| Online Access: | http://ijamad.iaurasht.ac.ir/article_527205_4d2e4cb039f3d14c9efd522e343fa9a6.pdf |
| Summary: | The forty-year history of agricultural production co-operatives
in Iran shows that this type of exploitation system has
faced with many challenges during this period. First, despite
the help and support by the government, the co-operative
sector has not been able to play a major role in the development
of the country, and its share has not exceeded 3% of the development
program. The Purpose of this research was to examine the
relationship between extension educational, psychological factors
and the participation of members of agricultural co-operative in
the Ilam Province. A researcher made a questionnaire that was
used as the main tool for gathering data. The face and content
validity of the questionnaire were confirmed by a group of
university professors as well as several experts of the co-operatives.
In addition, the reliability of the questionnaire was ensured
through calculating a Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α = 0.80).
The statistical population of the study comprised 751 active
members of Shirvan-Chardavol township’s agricultural cooperatives,
from among whom 260 particionats were selected for
the study using the stratified proportional random sampling
method and with the aid of Morgan table. Data analysis was
performed using the SPSS software. The correlation coefficient
showed that there was a significant relationship between the
extension educational, psychological features and level of participation
of members of agricultural co-operative. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-5852 2159-5860 |