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Original Research

FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ANDRAGOGY COMPETENCY LEVEL OF THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT SOCIAL EXTENSION AGENTS

SUSIE SUGIARTI 1, SUMARDJO 2, ANNA FATCHIYA 3, and DWI SADONO 4.

Vol 19, No 02 ( 2024 )   |  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10785044   |   Author Affiliation: Doctoral Student in Development Communication Program, Faculty of Human Ecology, IPB University, Bogor-West Java, Indonesia 1; Faculty of Human Ecology, IPB University, Bogor-West Java, Indonesia 2,3,4.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 746-755   |   Published on: 20-02-2024

Abstract

Social extension agents have important roles in developing social welfare, including as educators for the community. This study aims to analyze the factors that influence the andragogy competency level of the Indonesian government social extension agents. The data collection was conducted in January 2023 through an e-survey using Google Forms. A total of 279 agents from 25 provinces in Indonesia decided to participate. Data were processed using multiple Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) linear regression analysis. The results showed that the andragogy competency level was in the medium category. Based on the model in this study, the learning factor has a significant influence while individual characteristics, role understanding, work environment, and ICT utilization factors are not statistically significant in influencing the level of andragogy competency of the Indonesian government social extension agents.

Keywords

Competency, Andragogy, Social Extension Agent