Provincial and District Extension Agents in Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Perceived Differences in Extension Skills and Performance

Provincial and District Extension Agents in Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Perceived Differences in Extension Skills and Performance

Extension agents are professionals who link development agencies and community in the process of technology transfer and helping the productivity of agriculture. There are two types of extension agents, namely those at provincial and district levels. This paper examines differences in extension skil...

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Main Authors: Thach, Le Ngoc, Ismail, Maimunah, Uli, Jegak, Idris, Khairuddin
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Published: 2007
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spelling my.upm.eprints.123712016-01-21T01:43:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12371/ Provincial and District Extension Agents in Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Perceived Differences in Extension Skills and Performance Thach, Le Ngoc Ismail, Maimunah Uli, Jegak Idris, Khairuddin Extension agents are professionals who link development agencies and community in the process of technology transfer and helping the productivity of agriculture. There are two types of extension agents, namely those at provincial and district levels. This paper examines differences in extension skills and performance between provincial and district extension agents. A survey research was conducted in seven provinces of Mekong Delta, Vietnam to a sample of 312 respondents at provincial and district levels. The study reveals four types of skills that are different between the two groups of extension professionals. Recommendations for human resource development are discussed. 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12371/1/Provincial%20and%20District%20Extension%20Agents%20in%20Mekong%20Delta.pdf Thach, Le Ngoc and Ismail, Maimunah and Uli, Jegak and Idris, Khairuddin (2007) Provincial and District Extension Agents in Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Perceived Differences in Extension Skills and Performance. Journal of Global Business Management, 3 (2). pp. 7-16. ISSN 1947-5667 http://www.jgbm.org/page/2%20%20Ismail%20.pdf English
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description Extension agents are professionals who link development agencies and community in the process of technology transfer and helping the productivity of agriculture. There are two types of extension agents, namely those at provincial and district levels. This paper examines differences in extension skills and performance between provincial and district extension agents. A survey research was conducted in seven provinces of Mekong Delta, Vietnam to a sample of 312 respondents at provincial and district levels. The study reveals four types of skills that are different between the two groups of extension professionals. Recommendations for human resource development are discussed.
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author Thach, Le Ngoc
Ismail, Maimunah
Uli, Jegak
Idris, Khairuddin
spellingShingle Thach, Le Ngoc
Ismail, Maimunah
Uli, Jegak
Idris, Khairuddin
Provincial and District Extension Agents in Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Perceived Differences in Extension Skills and Performance
author_facet Thach, Le Ngoc
Ismail, Maimunah
Uli, Jegak
Idris, Khairuddin
author_sort Thach, Le Ngoc
title Provincial and District Extension Agents in Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Perceived Differences in Extension Skills and Performance
title_short Provincial and District Extension Agents in Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Perceived Differences in Extension Skills and Performance
title_full Provincial and District Extension Agents in Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Perceived Differences in Extension Skills and Performance
title_fullStr Provincial and District Extension Agents in Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Perceived Differences in Extension Skills and Performance
title_full_unstemmed Provincial and District Extension Agents in Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Perceived Differences in Extension Skills and Performance
title_sort provincial and district extension agents in mekong delta, vietnam: perceived differences in extension skills and performance
publishDate 2007
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12371/1/Provincial%20and%20District%20Extension%20Agents%20in%20Mekong%20Delta.pdf
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http://www.jgbm.org/page/2%20%20Ismail%20.pdf
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