هدف این تحقیق بررسی عوامل مؤثر بر نظام دانش و اطلاعات کشاورزی بود. این تحقیق از نوع توصیفی- همبستگی بود. کارشناسان ترویج جهاد کشاورزی استان گلستان به‌عنوان جامعه آماری این تحقیق انتخاب شدند (110=N) و تمام جامعه سرشماری شد. روایی ابزار پژوهش از طریق اعضای هیأت به دست آمد. آزمون مقدماتی و اعتبار پرسشنامه از طریق تکمیل 30 پرسشنامه خارج از نمونه آماری به عمل آمد و ضریب اطمینان آلفای کرونباخ 85/0=α محاسبه گردید. نتایج نشان داد عوامل بهبود تعاملات ترویج با آموزش، عوامل بهبود تعاملات ترویج با تحقیق، عوامل بهبود تعاملات ترویج با کشاورزان، عوامل بهبود تعاملات ترویج با شرکت‌های خصوصی، عوامل بهبود تعاملات ترویج با تشکل‌های کشاورزی، عوامل بهبود تعاملات آموزش با تحقیق، عوامل بهبود تعاملات آموزش با کشاورزان و عوامل بهبود تعاملات تحقیق با کشاورزان نسبت به نظامدانشو اطلاعاتکشاورزی رابطه مثبت و معنی‌داری داشتند. همچنین نتایج رگرسیون گام‌به‌گام نشان داد که عواملبهبودتعاملاتترویجباتحقیق و عواملبهبودتعاملاتآموزشباکشاورزان، 9/38 درصد از تغییرات نظامدانشو اطلاعاتکشاورزی را تبیین نموده‌اند. تفاصيل المقالة

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