ارزيابي دوره‌هاي آموزشي دامداران‌: مورد استان مازندران‌

Evaluation of Educational Courses for Stockmen: The Case of Mazandaran

Educational courses are the practical ways to improve knowledge and skills of fanners. The contents of educational courses based on real needs of participants could enhance production and improve their life quality. The purpose of this research is evaluation of educational courses that implemented for stock mans. The CIPP model was used for evaluation of context and input of those educational courses. A survey research and questionnaire was conducted. Therefore, 150 stock mans from Qaemshahr whom attended in educational courses that presented by Mazandaran Agricultural Jihad Organization, were randomly interviewed. The results indicate that the stock mans believed the necessity of the educational courses and that the courses related to cattle diseases are the most important needs for them. The respondents said that the contents of courses are easy to understand, and goals of the courses are suitable for their information and educational needs. Also, They satisfied and interested to attending these courses. They believe that length of the courses is not sufficient and must be increased. Finally, to improve courses, some recommendations have been proposed.