'n Studie van dorperskaapboerdery in die dorperlandgebied

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:A model of interdependents that makes provision for the particular needs of dorpersheep farming and is based on the relationship between the main groups ofbehaviour determined variables, was constructed. This model served as a basis foran interview schedule whereby personal interviews were held with 130 randomlydrawn dorper farmers in the summer rainfall area of the Dorperland. Variousindependent and mediatory variables were examined and in certain cases it wasquantified. Thus certain relationships between the needs, aspirations andendeavours of the respondents and their particular personal and environmentalfactors were determined. The determination of the independent and mediatoryvariables provide the extension officer with important background informationwhereby the application/non-application of certain practices as well as theefficiency of practice application are put into perspective. In this respect thefindings of this survey serve as an important reference point by which specifiedextension actions could be evaluated in the future. The effectiveness of practiceapplication is determined on the basis of 5- and 10-point scales as well as a description of what is actually done. In doing this the existence of certain definitedifferences between the perceptions of the respondent~ concerning the efficiencyof praxis application and the assessment of the interviewers, baled on •description of what is actually done, was found. Practice accepta1Ce, •manifested in efficiency is measured on the basis of particular effectivity stMcWds.Thus relationships between the efficiency standards and certain personal, socioeconomical,socia-psychological and biological-technical variables wetddetermined.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University