Abstract:
Literature review indicates that systemic agricult
ural human resource development
interventions are rarely carried out in developing
countries, and limited knowledge exists
about how successful they are. Learning transfer is
the generalization of material learned,
such as skills acquired or knowledge gained in trai
ning, back to the job. The main aim of
this study was to analyze factors influencing susta
inability learning transfer among
farmers participating in Diffusion-Push Plans in Fa
rs Province, Iran. A total number of
120 subjects were selected through stratified rando
m sampling method. Results revealed
that performance-outcomes expectations, perceived c
ontent validity, transfer design,
opportunity to use, supervisor support, years of ex
perience in farming, and age had a
significant effect on participants’ learning transf
er. The formula developed in this study
contributes to quantify learning transfer and provi
des new opportunities for a deeper
investigation of causal relationships among learnin
g transfer factors using advanced
statistical methods. Farmer training decision maker
s and other actors in the extension
system should pay particular attention to the facto
rs reported here as critical to learning
transfer.
Keywords:
Diffusion-Push Plans, Farmer training, Learning tra
nsfer system inventory,
Transfer of sustainability learning
.
