Empowerment of Trainees in Agricultural Schools for the Development of Professional Performance

This research aimed to explore the empowerment of trainees of agricultural schools for the development of their professional performance. It was a survey study. The statistical population was composed of all trainees studying in agricultural schools in Iran in the ۲۰۲۰-۲۰۲۱ educational year, amounting to ۱,۱۱۹ students, out of whom ۱۶۹ trainees were sampled by simple randomization. Due to the COVID-۱۹ pandemic and the closure of the schools, the questionnaires were sent and received by e-mail from the provinces of Tehran, Khuzestan, Fars, Qazvin, Mazandaran, and Semnan. Data were analyzed by the structural equation method using Smart PLS۳. Based on the results, the educational content, educational process, management process, technical trainer development, and supply of space, equipment, and technology in agricultural schools have positive and significant effects on the empowerment of trainees in these schools. The standardized path coefficients revealed that the educational content directly accounted for ۶۷.۲% of the variance in the trainees’ empowerment. Also, ۳۹.۹, ۳۱.۱, ۳۰.۲, and ۲۹.۸% of the variance in the Iranian trainee’s empowerment were captured by the educational process, management process, technical trainer development, and the supply of space, equipment, and technology, respectively.

کلیدواژه ها:

Agricultural vocational schools ، Educational system ، Efficient human resource ، Training and development.