ICT Leadership Education for Agricultural Extension in Sri Lanka: Assessing a Technology Stewardship Training Program

This article reports on a technology stewardship training program to promote ICT leadership development with agricultural extension practitioners in Sri Lanka. Researchers used a multimethod approach with a single embedded case study. Data were collected using a pre-course survey, formal course eval...

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Published in:International journal of education and development using information and communication technology Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 107 - 125
Main Authors: Gow, Gordon A, Dissanayeke, Uvasara, Jayathilake, Chandana K, Kumarasinghe, Isuri, Ariyawanshe, Kumudu, Rathnayake, Sanduni
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bridgetown International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology 01.01.2020
Subjects:
Agricultural extension work
Agricultural Skills
Agriculture
Behavioral Objectives
Communication
Communities of Practice
Crops
Digital literacy
Educational Strategies
Educational technology
Farmers
Foreign Countries
Information dissemination
Information Technology
Knowledge sharing
Leadership Training
Participant Satisfaction
Program Design
Program Effectiveness
Rural Development
Rural Extension
Self Efficacy
Social networks
Technological Literacy
Training
Sri Lanka
ISSN:1814-0556, 1814-0556
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Summary:This article reports on a technology stewardship training program to promote ICT leadership development with agricultural extension practitioners in Sri Lanka. Researchers used a multimethod approach with a single embedded case study. Data were collected using a pre-course survey, formal course evaluation, classroom observation, and semi-structured interviews with participants. Kirkpatrick's four-level evaluation model was used to structure analysis of the results. Findings from this study show a positive response to technology stewardship training among agricultural extension practitioners in the course, that learning objectives of the course are achievable when offered as an in-service training program, that self-confidence with ICT is improved, and that some participants applied their learning in a post-course activity. Results from the study also raise a number of considerations for future course design in order to better support digital leadership development in practice. Technology stewardship training shows promise as a form of ICT leadership education for agricultural communities of practice in Sri Lanka and elsewhere. This article contributes to a better understanding of the role of social learning among communities of practice in agricultural extension services, and in contributing to effective use of ICT for agriculture development more broadly.
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ISSN:1814-0556
1814-0556