Analysis of inhibiting factors of software movement in agricultural and natural resources higher education as perceived by graduate students

Mirshekari, Ali; Asadi, Ali; Hoseini, Seyyed Mahmod; Karami, Gholam

doi:10.22047/ijee.2013.2967

Analysis of inhibiting factors of software movement in agricultural and natural resources higher education as perceived by graduate students

Document Type : Scientific - Research

Authors

Ali Mirshekari ¹

Ali Asadi ²

Seyyed Mahmod Hoseini ³

Gholam Karami ⁴

¹ Ph.D. Student of Agricultural Education, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.

² Professor, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Development, University of Tehran, Karaj

³ Associate Professor, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Development, University of Tehran, Karaj

⁴ Ph.D. Student of Agricultural Extension, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22047/ijee.2013.2967

Abstract

The objective of this descriptive- survey research is to analyze inhibiting factors of software movement in agricultural and natural resources higher education. The statistical population of the study consisted of the graduate students of University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, out of which 124 people were selected as sample, using proportionate stratified sampling technique. Results of prioritizing showed that from all inhibiting factors of software movement in agriculture and natural resources higher education, the top three most important inhibiting factors (in order of importance) were “inappropriate use of academic research budget”, “not paying attention to practical and experiential education” and “not organizing and directing research attempts of academic researchers in order to solve the country's problems”. Also results of factor analysis revealed that six factors explained about 63.971 percent of variations of inhibiting factors of software movement in agricultural and natural resources higher education: infrastructural-input restrictions, informational and communicational problems, weakness in IT, obstacles in scientific exchange, institutional-management obstacles and motivation issues.

Keywords

software movement

science producing

Inhibiting factors

Higher education

agricultural and natural resource education