Agriculture

Hassan Sadighi (Ph.D.)

Associate Professor of Education & Agricultural Extension Department, Faculty of Agriculture,

Acadamic Degrees:

1996: Ph.D.In Agricultural Extension Education, & with Minor in Higher Education,

Mississippi State University, USA;

1989: MSin Animal Science: University of Minnesota, USA; &

1986: BSin Animal Science: University of Minnesota, USA.

Linguistic Ability:

Fluent in English, Arabic; Familiar with French, Deutsch, Italian; & Speak Persian as native.

Membership of Professional Association:

§  Iran Association of Agricultural and Extension Education;

§  Iran Association of Agricultural Economics;

§  Iran Association for Agricultural Mechanzation; &

• Association of International Agricultural Extension Education (AIAEE) http://www.aiaee.org

Professional Experiences:

• Department Head 1999-2005;
• Professional Reviewer for Various National and International Scientific Journals;
• Member of the College Research Committee 1997-2002; &
• Responsible Member for the University High Council on Evaluating and Monitoring National Agriculutural Research Projects 1999-Current.

Research Interest:

• Approaches of Agricultural Extension System;
• Agricultural Knowledge & Information System;
• Rural Developmental Approaches;
• Privatization of Agricultural Extension;
• Sustainability of Farming Systems;
• Linkages of Agricultural Research, Education, & Extension System.

Graduate Courses Taught:

• Scientific and Technical Writing;
• Agricultural Education;
• Educational Program Planning;
• Systems and Programs of World Agricultural Extension;
• Agricultural Technology;
• Management in AEE; &
• Graduate Seminars.

Graduate Research Thesis Supervised (a sample of):

§  Sustainability of Farming System and its Relation to Farmers' Technical Knoweldge, & Production Yields;

§  Factors Affecting the Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Approaches;

§  Analysis of Factors Inhibiting the Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Approaches by Wheat Farmers;

§  Analysis of Farming Sustainablity Status Based on the  Result of Delpha Technique Consences;

§  Assessing Social Capital Variables and Investigating their Effects on Adoption and Utilization of Agricultural Extension Programs;

§  Analysis of Factorors Prohibiting Development of Agricultural Mechanization;

§  The Role of Integrated Communication Technology & Information Centers on Rural Developments;

§  Investigating the Linkage Processes in the System of Research, Extension, & Farmers;

§  Qualitative Analysis of Capabilities of e-Learning in Iran's Higher Education System; &

§  Assessing the Information Technology Application in Agriculture Sector in Iran.

Research Publications (a sample of):

Sadighi, H. & Darvishnia, A.  (2002). Assessing the Mazandaran Province Rural Producers' Cooperatives' Level of Success.  Iran Agricultural Science, 33(2).  (In Farsi).

Sadighi, H. & Roosta, K.  (2002). Sustainable Agricultural Knowledge and its Relationship to Farmer's Professional Characteristics.  Danesh e Keshavarzi.  (In Farsi).

Sadighi, H. (2002). Factors Affecting Farmers' Attitude toward Rape Seeds Cultivation and Development in Central Province, Iran. Agricultural Economics and Development, 9(35), 139-159. (In Farsi).

Karami, A., Pezeshki-Raad, G., & Sadighi, H. (2002). Researchers' Attitude toward Participatory Activities with Extension Personels (An Investigation in 3 Western Province in Iran). Agricultural Economics and Development, 8(29), 231-256. (In Farsi).

Sadighi, H.& Akhondi, A. (2001). Organization Management System Affecting Extension Professionals’ Motivation. Iran Agricultural Research, 20: 107-120.

Sadighi, H.(2002). Extension Professional Staffs’ Attitude toward Indigenous Knowledge Base:  Implication for Appropriate Technology Development. Proceeding of the 18th Annual AIAEE Conference, Durban, South Africa. Available [On Line] at:
  http://www.aged.tamu.edu/aiaee/2002/car-08-545.pdf

Sadighi, H.(2002). Assessing Farmers’ Sustainable Agricultural Practice Needs:  Implication for a sustainable Farming System. Proceeding of 18th Annual AIAEE Conference, Durban, South Africa.  Available [On Line] at:    http://www.aged.tamu.edu/aiaee/2002/sadighi390_396.pdf

**Sadighi, H.& Mohammadzadeh, J. (2002). Extension Professional Staffs’ Attitudes toward Participatory Approach of Extension Activities and Rural Development. Proceeding of the 18th Annual AIAEE Conference, Durban, South Africa. Available [On Line] at:    http://www.aged.tamu.edu/aiaee/2002/sadighi521-528.pdf
**The Most Outstanding Paper of the AIAEE 2002 Durban, South Africa Conference.

Sadighi, H., Raven, M., & Taylor, W.N. (1997). Management Systems of the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service and its Effect on Employee Motivation. Proceedings of the 24th Annual National Education Research Meeting (pp.406-414). Las Vegas, Nevada. American Association for Agricultural Education.

Sadighi, H.(2006). Factors Affecting Agricultural Extension Personnel's Motivation Level. 22^th Annual Conference of AIAEE, Clearwater, USA.

Sadighi, H.(2005). Research, Education, & Extension Linkages: An Analysis of Institutions in Developing Countries. 21^st Annual Conference of AIAEE, St. Antonio, TX, USA.

Sadighi, H.(2004). Agricultural Extension Privatization: An Analysis of Different Financing Schemes. 20^th Annual Conference of AIAEE, Dublin, Irland.

Sadighi, H.(2004). Agricultural Mechanization Strategy: Essential Part of National Agricultural Developmental Plan. 12^th International Conference and Exhibition on Mechanization of Field Experiments. St. Petersburg, Russia.

Sadighi, H.(2006). Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems. International Association on Mechanization of Field Experiments. St. Petersburg, Russia.

Sadighi, H.(2006). Factors Affecting the Implementation of National Agricultural Mechanization Program in Iran. 12^th International Conference and Exhibition on Mechanization of Field Experiments. St. Petersburg, Russia.

Sadighi, H.(2003). Agricultural Extension Organizational Development in Iran: Implication for Sustainable Production. International Conference on Global Reforms in Higher Agricultural Education and Research. Kyiv, Ukraine.

Sharghi, T. &Sadighi, H. (2005). A Participatory Approaches toward Sustainable Pistachio Production, & Export Development in Iran. Sixth International Symposium on Pistachios & Almonds. Tehran, Iran.

Sadighi, H.(2005). In An Information/Communication Age, Is Traditional Extension Methodology Endangered or Extinct?  20^th Annual Conference of AIAEE. Dublin, Irland.

Sadighi, H.(2002). Extenison Staff’s Attitude toward an Indigenous Knowledge Base: Implication for Transfer of Technology. 18^th Annual Conference of AIAEE, Durban, South Africa.

Sadighi, H.(2006). Appraisal of the Extension's Staffs' Professional Satisfaction: Implication for Organization Developmen. 22^th Annual Conference of AIAEE. Clear Water, USA.

Sadighi, H.(2006). Perception of Rural Youth on Agricultural Profession: Implication for Extension Programming. 22^th Annual Conference of AIAEE. Clear Water, USA.

Sadighi, H.(2005). Sustainable Natural Resource Usage and Food Security: Exploring a 2020 Vision. 21^st Annual Conference of AIAEE, St. Antonio, TX, USA.

Roosta, K. &Sadighi, H. (2005). Farmers’ Level of Technical Knowledge: Implication for Sustainable Agriculture. 21^st Annual Conference of AIAEE, St. Antonio, TX, USA.

Sadighi, H.(2005). Farmers’ Professional Satisfaction with the Rural Production Cooperative Approach. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology (JAST), Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

Ahmadi, A., Sadighi, H. & Mohamadi, M.A. (2007). The Influence of Social Capital on Adoption of Rural Evelopment Programs by Farmers in the Caspian Sea Region of Iran. American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 2(1).

Sadighi, H.(2007). Extension Re-Organizational Engineering Commensurate with Technology Progress. Journal of Extension Systems, Vol. 19(1), NCU, USA.