James F. Evans Collection, In: Gajendra Singh, J.H. de Goede, eds. Proceedings of the International Conference on Rural Development Technology : an Integrated Approach, June 21-24, 1977, Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok, Thailand: Asian Institute of Technology, 1977. p. 469-486, This paper considers the performance and motivation of extension staff mainly in the light of a) the governmental structure within which they find themselves and which largely determines their behavior, b) in terms of the skills required by them, c) in terms of their management incentives and career possibilities. The paper ends with some tentative recommendations for re-organisation of field staff and for alteration of that training. (original)
