Information-seeking behaviour of Iranian extension managers and specialists
<br><b>Introduction.</b> We report an investigation designed to explore information-seeking behaviour of extension managers and specialists in Iran, and to identify the factors that correlate with their information-seeking behaviour. <br><b>Method.</b> A questio...
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| description | <br><b>Introduction.</b> We report an investigation designed to explore information-seeking behaviour of extension managers and specialists in Iran, and to identify the factors that correlate with their information-seeking behaviour. <br><b>Method.</b> A questionnaire was developed to explore information-seeking behaviour of extension managers and specialists. <br><b>Analysis.</b> Data collected were analyzed using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS). Appropriate statistical procedures for description (frequencies, percent, means, and standard deviations) were used. <br><b>Results.</b> Results showed that the main motivation for seeking job-related information by both public extension managers and specialists was because they were interested in developing their own job-related information. The top three mostly used information sources by extension managers and specialists were <em>Persian books</em>, <em>Persian scientific magazines</em>, and <em>scientific-technical reports</em>. Concerning communication channels, <em>interpersonal communication with colleagues</em>, in-service training courses and <em>scientific-technical conventions</em> were ranked respectively as the three top communication channels used by respondents. There was a negative correlation between managers' years of extension work and their information-seeking behaviour. For specialists, a significant positive correlation was found between years of education and level of job satisfaction with their information-seeking behaviour. <br><b>Conclusion.</b> Providing valuable information sources, and removing information seeking barriers, can improve information-seeking behaviour of extension specialists and managers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f003e76efbc24e5f8719057b587ebde52025-02-02T02:30:50ZengUniversity of BoråsInformation Research: An International Electronic Journal1368-16132005-01-01103229Information-seeking behaviour of Iranian extension managers and specialistsGholamreza Pezeshki-RadNaser Zamani<br><b>Introduction.</b> We report an investigation designed to explore information-seeking behaviour of extension managers and specialists in Iran, and to identify the factors that correlate with their information-seeking behaviour. <br><b>Method.</b> A questionnaire was developed to explore information-seeking behaviour of extension managers and specialists. <br><b>Analysis.</b> Data collected were analyzed using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS). Appropriate statistical procedures for description (frequencies, percent, means, and standard deviations) were used. <br><b>Results.</b> Results showed that the main motivation for seeking job-related information by both public extension managers and specialists was because they were interested in developing their own job-related information. The top three mostly used information sources by extension managers and specialists were <em>Persian books</em>, <em>Persian scientific magazines</em>, and <em>scientific-technical reports</em>. Concerning communication channels, <em>interpersonal communication with colleagues</em>, in-service training courses and <em>scientific-technical conventions</em> were ranked respectively as the three top communication channels used by respondents. There was a negative correlation between managers' years of extension work and their information-seeking behaviour. For specialists, a significant positive correlation was found between years of education and level of job satisfaction with their information-seeking behaviour. <br><b>Conclusion.</b> Providing valuable information sources, and removing information seeking barriers, can improve information-seeking behaviour of extension specialists and managers.http://informationr.net/ir/10-3/paper229.htmlInformation seeking behaviour of agricultural extension managers |
| spellingShingle | Gholamreza Pezeshki-Rad Naser Zamani Information-seeking behaviour of Iranian extension managers and specialists Information Research: An International Electronic Journal Information seeking behaviour of agricultural extension managers |
| title | Information-seeking behaviour of Iranian extension managers and specialists |
| title_full | Information-seeking behaviour of Iranian extension managers and specialists |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Information-seeking behaviour of Iranian extension managers and specialists |
| title_short | Information-seeking behaviour of Iranian extension managers and specialists |
| title_sort | information seeking behaviour of iranian extension managers and specialists |
| topic | Information seeking behaviour of agricultural extension managers |
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