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Title: Assessment of Professional Training Programmes in International Agricultural Research Institutions: The Case of ICRAF
Language: English
Authors: Wanjiku, Julliet, Mairura, Franklin, Place, Frank
Source: Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. 2010 16(4):413-431.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2010
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Professional Training, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Forestry, Interviews, Gender Differences, Educational Attainment, Experience, Skill Development, Transfer of Training, Resources, Outcomes of Education
Geographic Terms: Kenya
DOI: 10.1080/1389224X.2010.515064
ISSN: 1389-224X
Abstract: The following survey was undertaken in 2005 to assess the effectiveness of professional training activities in international agricultural research organizations that were undertaken between 1999 and 2002 at ICRAF (International Centre for Research in Agroforestry), now World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi. Trainees were randomly selected from various professional fields in the agroforestry domain. Survey questionnaires and telephone interviews were adopted. Descriptive statistics, logit regression, cross-tabulations and bi-plot analysis were used to analyze the data. The Kirkpatrick's training evaluation theory provided the methodological framework for the study. Male participants were more educated and had longer average professional experience than females. Trainees had good recollection and learning of various aspects of the training. There was high potential for skill transfer and practical implementation of training skills among all trainees, but lack of resources was a major limitation. Female workers faced more constraints during workplace implementation of skills than male workers. The study has practical implications for current and future design and evaluation of training in agricultural domains. The work also contributes to knowledge building in training evaluation within agricultural institutions in Africa, which is poorly documented or lacking in certain specific settings. The paper is original because scientific evaluation of training activities in agricultural practice in Africa is rarely or poorly documented, thus adding value to agricultural research. (Contains 4 figures and 13 tables.)
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Number of References: 35
Entry Date: 2011
Accession Number: EJ929447
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