Transfer findings of agricultural research with emphasis on the components of creating knowledge and technology of distance education

Subject Areas : Education

H .A Najafi hezarjaribi ¹ (pnu univercity)
Sh Noruzi ² (گروه آموزش بهره برداران، مرکر تحقیقات و آموزش کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی استان مازندران، موسسه آموزش عالی علمی کاربردی وزارت جهاد کشاورزی، سازمان تحقیقات، آموزش و ترویج کشاورزی، ساری، ایران)

Received: 2017-09-06 Accepted : 2017-12-09 Published : 2017-11-22

Keywords: Agricultural research, Knowledge Management, distance learning technologies, transfer of findings, creation of knowledge,

Abstract :

The purpose of the research is to design a Transfer findings with an emphasis on the compounent creation of knowledge and technology of distance learning that uses structural interpretive modeling along with modeling structural equations. The research method is a combinatorial. In the first stage of data collection with the Delphi method of knowledge transfer specialists, the main indicators were extracted and its validity was determined and at the quantitative stage after determining the reliability of the questionnaire, was provided to test examiners. The statistical population is 1930 people, including 325 faculty members, Promoters 1300 people, educational instructors of 305 people who were staff of agricultural research institutes and centers that based on Morgan's table the sample size was estimated to be 641 people by population group and samples were selected by using random stratified sampling method. In order to develop the concept of Transfer findings through distance learning, the research questionnaire was analyzed by using factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha. As a result, the research findings show the research Which has eight components in knowledge transfer through distance learning introduced the creation of knowledge and technology of distance learning as two main indicators that play a significant role in the transfer of research findings from a distance. And the managers of the agricultural knowledge and information system should have these two components more important than other components. It is suggested that, in addition to contribute of farmers in creation of knowledge, in order to rapid transfer of research findings to the users, distance education technologies should be used.

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