Final Report of the Training Needs and Organizational Constraints Assessment for Linking ...

248 Pages·2002·1.02 MB·English

by  Albertine Huybrechts

FINAL REPORT
TRAINING NEEDS AND ORGANIZATIONAL
CONSTRAINTS ASSESSMENT
LINKING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AND RURAL RADIO
JUNE 2001
Copyright ©2001 bythe InternationalService forNational AgriculturalResearch(ISNAR).
Allrights reserved.
ISNAR encourages the fair use ofthis material. Propercitation is requested.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLEOFCONTENTS..............................................................................................................................iii
LISTOFTABLES.........................................................................................................................................v
LISTOFFIGURES.....................................................................................................................................vii
Preface .....................................................................................................................................................xiii
Acknowledgments........................................................................................................................................xv
ExecutiveSummary...................................................................................................................................xvii
PARTI ...........................................................................................................................................1
1. Background................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................3
1.2 TheInternationalServiceforNationalAgriculturalResearch(ISNAR).............................................3
1.3 ProjectPartners:UoG,DCFRN,FAO..............................................................................................4
1.4 ProjectPartnersinCameroon,Ghana,Mali,andUganda..................................................................5
1.5 ProjectBackground: AccesstoCGIARKnowledgethroughRuralRadioandtheInternet................6
1.6 StepOne: DiagnosisoftheCurrentSituationandAssessmentofNeedsforLinkingAgricultural
ResearchandRuralRadio................................................................................................................6
2. OverviewoftheTrainingNeedsandOrganizationalConstraintsAssessment..............................9
2.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................9
2.2 OverallDesignoftheTNAforLinkingAgriculturalResearchandRuralRadio..............................10
2.3 ObjectivesoftheTNA...................................................................................................................10
2.4 AnticipatedOutcomes....................................................................................................................11
2.5 BasicFrameworkoftheTNA.........................................................................................................11
2.6 Methodology..................................................................................................................................12
2.7 CoordinationoftheWorkshop........................................................................................................14
2.8 ParticipantsandSessions................................................................................................................14
PARTII.........................................................................................................................................17
3. IntroductionandInteractiveExercise........................................................................................19
3.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................19
3.2 InteractiveExercise........................................................................................................................19
4. AnalyticalFrameworkfor LinkingAgriculturalResearchandRuralRadio...............................21
4.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................21
4.2 OutlineoftheAnalyticalFrameworkforLinkingAgriculturalResearchandRuralRadio...............21
4.3 PresentationandDiscussionoftheAnalyticalFramework..............................................................23
5. JobAnalysis.............................................................................................................................27
5.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................27
5.2 Methodology..................................................................................................................................27
5.3 ResultsofExercise3–“JobandDutyAnalysis“Session...............................................................29
5.4 CompilationofResponsestotheQuestions....................................................................................29
5.5 Resultsofthe“TakeThreeforBetterBrainstorming”Exercise.......................................................30
6. JobDescriptions: Suggestionsfor Improvement......................................................................33
6.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................33
6.2 SuggestionstoImproveJobDescriptionswithResearch/RadioLinkages........................................33
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7. IdentificationofRequirementsandGaps..................................................................................35
7.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................35
7.2 DomainsofLearning......................................................................................................................35
7.3 ConceptsofManagementandLeadership.......................................................................................36
7.4 ConceptsofKnowledge,Attitudes,andSkills.................................................................................38
7.5 MethodologyforAssessingManagerialandTechnicalSkills..........................................................38
7.6 ResultsoftheBrainstormingSession..............................................................................................39
7.7 ManagerialKnowledgeandAttitudes.............................................................................................40
7.8 ResultsofTNA: TechnicalKnowledgeandSpecificSkills............................................................42
8. OrganizationalConstraints.......................................................................................................45
8.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................45
8.2 MethodologyandResults...............................................................................................................45
PARTIII........................................................................................................................................47
9. Conclusions.............................................................................................................................49
9.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................49
9.2 TrainingIntervention......................................................................................................................49
9.3 Non-trainingIntervention...............................................................................................................51
9.4 ConclusionsonTNAMethodology................................................................................................52
10. Recommendations....................................................................................................................55
10.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................55
10.2 TrainingIntervention......................................................................................................................55
10.3 Non-trainingIntervention...............................................................................................................56
10.4 RecommendationsfortheUseoftheTNAMethodology................................................................57
11. Evaluations..............................................................................................................................59
11.1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................59
11.2 EvaluationoftheParticipants’PersonalViewonTraining..............................................................59
11.3 TNAWorkshopEvaluationResults................................................................................................60
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................65
ANNEXES
List of Tables
Table1. ResearchersandBroadcastersParticipatingintheTNAWorkshop
Table2. ExamplesofMajor DutiesandRelatedTasksRelatedtoLinkingResearchandRadio
Table3. ThreeMajor DutiesIdentifiedintheTNA
Table4. Examplesfor ImprovingJobDescriptionstoIncludeResearch/RadioLinkages
Table5. ResponsesbyResearchersandBroadcasterstotheManagementSkillsQuestionnaire
Table6. Top10TrainingPrioritiesfor RequiredManagerialKnowledgeandAttitudesto
StrengthenAgriculturalResearchandRuralRadioLinkages
Table7. TopTrainingPrioritiesfor RequiredTechnicalKnowledgeandSpecificSkillsto
StrengthenAgriculturalResearchandRuralRadioLinkages
Table8. TrainingandNon-trainingInterventionstoAddressOrganizationalConstraints
Table9. TNAWorkshopEvaluation–StrongandWeakPoints,andSuggestionsfor
Improvement
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List of Figures
Figure1. ISNARTrainingCycle
Figure2. PossiblePieces oftheAgriculturalResearchandRuralRadioLinkage
Figure3. ExampleofMajor DutiesandTasksofResearchers
Figure4. ExampleofMajor DutiesandTasksofRadioProducers/Broadcasters
Figure5. GapsinTechnicalandManagerialKnowledgeandAttitudes:
Highest-rankedPriorities
Figure6. OverallEvaluation
Figure7. Achievement oftheWorkshopObjectives
Figure8. EvaluationoftheWorkshopEnvironment
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TNA for Linking Agricultural Research and Rural Radio Workshop
March 27-31, 2001
Accra, Ghana
Front row: from leftto right
Zenete Peixoto França (ISNAR), Perez Tinkasimire (Broadcaster-Uganda), HelenHambly
Odame (ISNAR), PepsyLee Andoh(Broadcaster-Ghana), RuthSylvestre (Broadcaster-
Mali), JohnOtoo (Researcher-Ghana), FifiOfosu-Okyere (Broadcaster-Ghana), Nancy
Bennett (DCFRN)
Middle row
David Okidi(Broadcaster-Uganda), JimShute (UoG), Peter Lusembo (Researcher-Uganda),
NTjiCoulibaly(Researcher-Mali), Mark Abdulai(Researcher-Ghana), Anselme Kameni
(Researcher-Cameroon)
Back row
Godwin Aflakpui(Researcher-Ghana), HarrounSadiq (Broadcaster-Ghana), JeanPierre
Ilboudo (FAO), Francis Alacho (Researcher-Uganda), SimonZok (Researcher-Cameroon),
SamuelAbbey-Mensah(Broadcaster-Ghana)
Not present: Michelle Owens (FAO)