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Social cognitive drivers of farmer learning behaviour in the student-to-farmer university outreach in Uganda

dc.contributor.authorKalule, S.W.
dc.contributor.authorSseguya, H.
dc.contributor.authorOngeng, D.
dc.contributor.authorKarubanga, G.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:33:47Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:33:47Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-23
dc.identifier.citationKalule, S.W., Sseguya, H., Ongeng, D. & Karubanga, G. (2019). Social cognitive drivers of farmer learning behaviour in the student-to-farmer university outreach in Uganda. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 1-11.
dc.identifier.issn2042-1338
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5810
dc.descriptionPublished online: 23 April 2019
dc.description.abstractGlobally, universities are repositioning themselves for community outreach although with difficulty in responding to the unpredictable social features of host communities. Accordingly, this study aims to assess the role of social cognitive factors in farmer learning behaviour during university outreach. Structural equation modelling was conducted on the data obtained from a sample of 283 host participants of the student outreach programme of Gulu University, Uganda. The results indicate that social outcome expectations (β = 0.227, t = 1.978, P < 0.05), social influence (β = .372, t = 4.448, P < 0.01) and farmers’ formation of intentions (β = .214, t = 3.254, P < 0.01) significantly predict farmer learning behaviour. It is also established that social influence combine with formation of intentions to mediate social outcome expectations in predicting farmer learning behaviour. We highlight that tapping into the social setting of host farmers is critical for the success of university outreach in the sense that it generates the social reinforcements for effective farmer participation and learning. We recommend that the managers of university outreach programmes should devote efforts to prepare students to be sensitive to the concerns and needs of the community as a whole rather than just the host farmers.
dc.description.sponsorshipRegional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture
dc.format.extent1-11
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dc.subjectHigher Education
dc.subjectCommunities
dc.subjectLinkage
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.titleSocial cognitive drivers of farmer learning behaviour in the student-to-farmer university outreach in Uganda
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.affiliationMakerere University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationGulu University
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.creator.identifierHaroon Sseguya: 0000-0001-9963-3147
cg.researchthemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid105232
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2019.1586114


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