The Educational Strategies Affecting of promoting Innovation Management in Agricultural and Rural Cooperatives of Tehran province
Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension and Education Research
Keywords: Innovation Management, Agricultural and Rural Coopera, Educational,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of educational strategies in promoting innovation management in agricultural and rural cooperatives of Tehran province. This research is a "descriptive- correlation research". The total population of this study is all general managers and board members of agricultural and rural cooperatives in Tehran province and based on the Cochran formula, 128 respondents were selected through proportionate random sampling method. Validity of questionnaire was confirmed by faculty members of Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Islamic Azad University, (Science and Research Branch of Tehran) and experts from the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Cooperative organization. The reliability of questionnaire was measured by measuring the Cronbach alpha of thirty questionnaires and it was determined to be between 0/87- 0/98. Analysis of data was used through SPSS software version 16. The results of the study show the impact of educational factors on promoting innovation management in agricultural and rural cooperatives in Tehran province were high. The results of correlation show that there was a positive meaningful relationship between educational approaches and promoting innovation management, while there was a negative meaningful relationship between age and years of membeship with promoting innovation management. Results of stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that visiting research and scientific centers and training courses about innovation management explained 45 percent of the variation in perception of respondents about promoting innovation management in agricultural and rural cooperatives.