Abstract
The purposes of the study were to develop from the findings suggestions for clarifying the tasks to be conducted by the county supervisor, the district Extension director, or others; and to develop suggestions for changing the job assignment of the county supervisor and/or the district Extension director, if warranted; and to guide administrators in determining the training needed to clarify the job assignment of the county supervisor. This study sought to determine the opinion of respondents regarding whether the role of county supervisor is worthwhile, and what the size the professional staff in a county should be before appointing a county supervisor. Additionally, the study sought to determine the relative importance of certain supervisory and administrative tasks, who should conduct those tasks, if perceptions of who should conduct the tasks changed after seven months of a new organizational structure, and if perceptions of who should conduct the tasks differed between different staff positions. The study involved district Extension directors, county supervisors, and certain county Extension agents of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Respondents were asked to complete a questionnaire at the beginning of a new organizational structure in July l980 and again in March 1981. Almost 53 percent of the respondents thought the county supervisor role was worthwhile. Approximately 2l percent responded that it was not worthwhile, and 27 percent responded that they did not know. Sixty-one percent of the district Extension directors and 57 percent of the county Extension agents thought the county staff size should be a minimum of four professionals
Sanders, Judy Kay (1981). Perceptions of the importance and the assignment of supervisory tasks within Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /DISSERTATIONS -647910.