COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORKERS IN THE CENTER OF WASIT GOVERNORATE AND ITS RELATION TO SOME VARIABLES

Abstract

The aim of the research was to determine the level of communicative skills of agricultural extension workers in the center of waist governorate and its relation to some variables. The research included all employees in the agricultural extension in the center of waist governorate which are (57) respondents. The data were collected by interview questionnaire form is composed of two sections, the first section included some personal variables for the the agricultural workers, while the second section included the communication skills standards for the agricultural extension workers in the center of waist governorate. The following statistical methods were used like the range, arithmetic, simple correlation, the correlation coefficient, spherical correlation coefficient, (t) test, percentage. The results showed that the level of communicative skills of agricultural extension workers in the center of waist governorate average tends to rise as the results showed a significant correlation (0.01) between the level of development and the skill level of communication. The research recommends that agricultural extension workers awareness towards the importance of communication skills in the performance of work to deliver the message effectively through training of agricultural workers to develop communicative skills As well as the need of agricultural extension workers to create time to listen to the problems facing farmers and find appropriate solutions and that mandating rural contact with farmers and extension activities in assigned search area.