Practices in extension services: Basic for the formulation of manual of operation

Abstract

Results revealed that individual method along electronic media/computer described as often, group method along field days is described as often, mass media along motion pictures is described as always. Environmental education and management on waste management described as often, alternative learning system on capability building program is described as often, nutrition, health and family welfare on information drive on disaster management is described as often, socio-economic activities on food processing is described as often, information technology on manipulation of computer and spread sheet is described as rarely, and community welfare on first aid is described as often. Office calls on gender, lecture on civil status, meetings on age, radio on ethnic affiliation and highest educational attainment, project visuals and lantern slides on age and ethnic affiliation, graphic and display formats on ethnic affiliation, and motion pictures on ethnic affiliation is significant . Directing on highest educational attainment, awareness of cultural values also on highest educational attainment is significant. Lack of community involvement on ethnic affiliation, lack of administrative support on civil status, peace and order on age is also significant. Gender, civil status, ethnic affiliation and highest educational attainment affect the extension modalities in extension activities. Age and civil status also affects the extension services in extension activities. Highest educational attainment affects the benefits derived in extension activities. Ethnic affiliation, civil status, and age also affect the degree of seriousness of problems encountered in joining the activities. Findings suggest that use of extension modalities and extension services should be strengthened, anticipation on desired outcomes should be considered, extension services should be sustained, expansion of extension activities should be done, proper planning is highly recommended, capability of extension services should be maintained, linkages should also be retained, Adopt-a-Community and School Program should still be sustained and economic and social impacts should be improved.