Developing a Scale to Measure the Indigenous Wisdom Orientation of Rice Farmers

K.P. Smitha; A Anilkumar

doi:10.26725/JEE.2016.3.28.5688-5694

Developing a Scale to Measure the Indigenous Wisdom Orientation of Rice Farmers

Authors

K.P. Smitha Dept. of Soil Survey and Soil Conservation, Govt. of Kerala
A Anilkumar Kerala Agricultural University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2016.3.28.5688-5694

Keywords:

Indigenous wisdom orientation, Scale construction, Likert’s method, Item analysis, Reliability, Validity

Abstract

The traditional rice farmers had adopted various indigenous technologies in rice farming which in due course of time was forgotten after the advent of high yielding varieties that warranted excessive use of chemical inputs. Hence a study was designed to develop a scale to measure the indigenous wisdom orientation of stakeholders in rice farming. The study was conducted in Palakkad district of Kerala. Fifty statements reflecting the indigenous wisdom orientation were generated. Likert’s method was employed in the scale construction and the final scale comprising 14 statements was standardized.

Author Biographies

K.P. Smitha, Dept. of Soil Survey and Soil Conservation, Govt. of Kerala

Research Assistant, Dept. of Soil Survey and Soil Conservation,Govt. of Kerala.

A Anilkumar, Kerala Agricultural University

Dean, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani,Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

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2017-09-16

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Smitha, K., & Anilkumar, A. (2017). Developing a Scale to Measure the Indigenous Wisdom Orientation of Rice Farmers. Journal of Extension Education, 28(3). https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2016.3.28.5688-5694

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Vol. 28 No. 3 (2016): Journal of Extension Education (Special Issue: ITK)

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