Abstract:
Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) plays a key role in disseminating
agricultural technology generated from research institute of Bangladesh. DAE is
conducting his service by Sub Assistant Agriculture Officers (SAAOs) because
they are the grass root level extension worker. The purpose of the study was to
assess the job performance of SAAOs of the DAE. Five upazilas were selected
randomly from eight upazilas under Jessore district. Data were collected from 90
SAAOs, where all of them were from the selected five upazilas. The researcher
himself collected data through personal contact with a well structured pretested
interview schedule during the period from 15 to 30 November, 2016. The job
performance was assessed by the SAAOs themselves. The study revealed that 90
percent of the SAAOs belonged to the low to medium job performance categories.
Multiple regression were used for analysis. Among the variables age, service
length, farmers’ problem awareness and extension media contact were significant
contributor. Other variables namely; level of education, job facilities,
cosmopoliteness, job satisfaction and problem confrontation were insignificant to
the job performance of SAAOs. On the basis of the findings it may be concluded
that, overall job performance of the SAAOs is not satisfactory. So, intensive
careful consideration should be maintained by the controlling officers of DAE to
improve the job performance of the SAAOs.
Key words: SAAO, DAE, Job Performance, Cosm
Description:
A thesis
Submitted to the Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION & INFORMATION SYSTEM
