Analysis of the role of junior agricultural officers in implementing agricultural development programmes in Kerala
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1982
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Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani
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The study was undertaken in Kottayam and Cannanore districts In order to analyse the role of JAOs working In IPDU, CP and SADU. Objectives of the study were the following.
1. To delineate the components of the Role concept as applied to the role of JAOs in the Department of Agriculture, Kerala.
2. To determine the relevance and relationship between the components of the Role concept as Judged by the Officers of the Department of Agriculture.
3. To determine the degree to which the role is being perceived by the JAOs.
4. To study the extent to which the role perceived is being performed by the JAOs.
5. To find out whether their Role perception and Role performance are. associated with tholr personal characteristics.
6. To delineate tho problems pertaining to Role performance as perceived by JAOs. The study rovealad that JAOa o£ IPDU# Kottayam had a significantly higher consensus on their roles than their counter parts in Cannanore and JAOs of SADU# Kottayam. JAOS of CP and IPDU wore found to have better perception of their roles than those of SADU* In general# JAOs of CPU performed their roles better than those of SADU. Among the five roles studied# supply and services and administrative and organisational roles were performed better than,planning, educational and supervisory roles. Significant positive relationship was established among role consensus role perception and role performance. Of the six Independent variables studied# only attitude towards profession was found to have positive relationship with role consensus# role perception and role performance of JAOs. Education was found negatively related with role consensus of JAOs.
Poor chances of promotion, lack of recognition for good work, late sanctioning of programmes and budget by the organisation, reluctance of farmers to adopt improved methods of cultivation# more office work etc. were reported by JAOs as seriously felt problems.
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