AN EVALUATIVE STUDY OF THE TRAINING SITUATIONS FOR THE EXTENSION AGENTS IN THE TIMBER TREES PROGRAM CONDUCTED IN OCTOBER 1999, AT ALEXANDRIA GOVERNORATE

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the training situ-ations of the Timber trees program, conducted at Antoniadis garden, Alexandria Governorate, from 2/10 to 7/10/1999. Specifically, the study attempted to analyze the design and the performance of these training situations using Input and Process Evaluation techniques. Data were obtained by means of individual and group interviews and partici‌pant observation using observant tables. Analytical units were 12 train‌ing situations. The most important results were: Daily lectures system was found to be suitable and enjoyable to 94% of the trainees. About 66.6 % of the training situations have had highly qualified trainers. 91.7 % of them characterized by trainers who were good in: eliciting interests, listening skill, mastering the content, ar‌ranging ideas, focusing on the basic ideas and linking the content with trainees' experience. All training situations were good in illustrating ideas logically and psychologically, and in using adequate communication chan‌nels that match the desired changes. Only three training situations have had formal mood, perhaps because of the specific nature of the content. Small group discussions from the trainees were formulated spon-taneously in break times. These discussions caused cohesiveness among them, and this attributed in increasing the effectiveness of the educa‌tional process. The study proposed some recommendations to enhance the com‌ing training programs in the field of timber trees.