Community Leader Participation in the Extension Programme Decision-Making Process

This research studied participation levels of community leaders in the extension programme decision-making process, as perceived by extension staff. The objectives were to determine (1) if the perceived particpation levels differed by tasks associated with two different types of programme decision...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Aminah, Forest, Laverne B.
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: 1989
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2663/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2663/1/Community_Leader_Participation_in_the.pdf
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author Ahmad, Aminah
Forest, Laverne B.
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description This research studied participation levels of community leaders in the extension programme decision-making process, as perceived by extension staff. The objectives were to determine (1) if the perceived particpation levels differed by tasks associated with two different types of programme decisions, (2) if the perceived participation levels varied by tasks associated with different steps of the decision-making process, and (3) how the perceived participation levels relate to extension staffs attitudes toward community leader participation, for each type of programme decision. This research found the following: (1) Contrary to expectation, the perceived participation levels of community leaders did not differ for both 'more technical' and 'less technical' programme decisions: (2) The perceived participation levels varied by the different decision-making steps,. Community leaders were perceived to participate least at the choice of alternatives and the plan of action steps of decision making. (3) Only for 'less technical' programme decisions were attitudes of extension staff positively related to perceived community leader participation levels.
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spelling upm-26632013-05-27T07:02:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2663/ Community Leader Participation in the Extension Programme Decision-Making Process Ahmad, Aminah Forest, Laverne B. This research studied participation levels of community leaders in the extension programme decision-making process, as perceived by extension staff. The objectives were to determine (1) if the perceived particpation levels differed by tasks associated with two different types of programme decisions, (2) if the perceived participation levels varied by tasks associated with different steps of the decision-making process, and (3) how the perceived participation levels relate to extension staffs attitudes toward community leader participation, for each type of programme decision. This research found the following: (1) Contrary to expectation, the perceived participation levels of community leaders did not differ for both 'more technical' and 'less technical' programme decisions: (2) The perceived participation levels varied by the different decision-making steps,. Community leaders were perceived to participate least at the choice of alternatives and the plan of action steps of decision making. (3) Only for 'less technical' programme decisions were attitudes of extension staff positively related to perceived community leader participation levels. 1989 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2663/1/Community_Leader_Participation_in_the.pdf Ahmad, Aminah and Forest, Laverne B. (1989) Community Leader Participation in the Extension Programme Decision-Making Process. Pertanika, 12 (1). pp. 125-135. English
spellingShingle Ahmad, Aminah
Forest, Laverne B.
Community Leader Participation in the Extension Programme Decision-Making Process
title Community Leader Participation in the Extension Programme Decision-Making Process
title_full Community Leader Participation in the Extension Programme Decision-Making Process
title_fullStr Community Leader Participation in the Extension Programme Decision-Making Process
title_full_unstemmed Community Leader Participation in the Extension Programme Decision-Making Process
title_short Community Leader Participation in the Extension Programme Decision-Making Process
title_sort community leader participation in the extension programme decision-making process
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2663/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2663/1/Community_Leader_Participation_in_the.pdf