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Author Karami, Roya

Title Achievement motivation in the leadership role of extension agents / Roya Karami and Maimunah Ismail
Published Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 189 pages) : illustrations
Contents Table of contents; list of tables; list of figures; acknowledgements; about the authors; introduction; part 1 -- achievement motivation in the leadership role: a theoretical consideration; chapter one -- the leadership role in extension context; chapter two -- achievement motivation in the leadership role; chapter three -- background factors and achievement motivation in the leadership role; chapter four -- personal factors and achievement motivation in the leadership role; chapter five -- environmental factors and achievement motivation in the leadership role
Part ii -- a study in iran: factors influencing achievement motivation the in leadership role of extension agentschapter six -- the study: methods, respondents, and organization; chapter seven -- achievement motivation in the leadership role of extension agents: evidence; chapter eight -- achievement motivation in the leadership role of extension agents: future agenda
Summary This book is relevant to the practice and theory of agricultural extension. In the current context of significant changes in thinking, policy, and expectations, these changes require extension agents to respond to challenges in developing leadership skills to support and encourage changes at farm and household levels. The book has identified the background, personal, and environmental factors influencing achievement motivation in the leadership role of extension agents. The background factors ..
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Subject Agricultural extension workers.
Leadership.
Agricultural extension work.
Agricultural extension workers -- Iran -- Case studies
Leadership -- Iran -- Case studies
Agricultural extension work -- Iran -- Case studies
Organizational theory & behaviour.
Psychology: emotions.
Cognition & cognitive psychology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- General.
Agricultural extension work
Agricultural extension workers
Leadership
Iran
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
Author Maimunah Ismail
ISBN 9781443864817
1443864811