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SOCIAL SKILLS OF EXTENSION WORKERS IN SOME GOVERNORATES OF EGYPT

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The research aimed at identifying the level of social skills for extension workers, the level of verbal communication skills, the level of non-verbal communication skills and the difference between them. The research sample was selected randomly from village agricultural extension workers in nine districts which were selected from three randomly selected govemorates: Menoufia, Assiut, and Qena. The total sample was 247 respondents. Data were collected by personal interviews using a pretested questionnaire, and the following statistical methods were used: Simple correlation coefficient, Cronbach coefficient, frequendes, percentages, weighted mean, and (t-D ) test. The main findings of this research could be summarized as follows: 1. The general level of six social skills was ( interrnediate ) in general, with an average of 292.17 equated to a relative average of 64.9%. 2. The level of respondents verbal communication skills was ( intermediate ) in general, with an average of 152.98 equated to a relative average of 67.99%. There was one item in each of the two studied skills: social control and social sensitivity was ( less than intermediate level ). 3. The level of respondents non-verbal communication skills was ( intermediate ) in general, with an average of 139.19 equated to a relative average of 66.86%. The level of emotional expression was relatively low among respondents non-verbal communication skills. There were seven items of non‌verbal communicating skills with a ( less than intemlediate level ). 4. There were a significant difference at 0.01 level between the total average of respondents verbal communication studied skills and their total average degree of non-verbal communication studied skills. 5. There were a significant differences at 0.01 level between the average degrees of each verbal communication skills and non-verbal skills, in favor of verbal communication skills. 

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10.21608/ejar.2010.231681

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MOHAMED H.

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MAZEN

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Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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HISHAM M. M.

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SALEH

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Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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88

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4

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27154

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2010-12-01

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2010-07-28

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2010-12-01

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1110-6336

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2812-4936

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Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research

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SOCIAL SKILLS OF EXTENSION WORKERS IN SOME GOVERNORATES OF EGYPT

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22 Jan 2023