The First Year Pre-Evaluation of Localization of Agricultural Extension

농촌지도직공무원 지방직 전환 첫 해의 예비 평가

The objectives of this study were 1) to evaluate the first year of localization of agricultural extension in Korea, 2) to present the development directions and implications of agricultural extension service in the next year of localization. The major results and implications were as follows. 1. The positive changes in localization were to establish local special projects and to work in agricultural extension without personnel changes. 2. The negative changes in localization were increase of unnecessary work load and decrease of morale because of lowered status. 3. The development directions were to cut back unnecessary work load, to rearrange an office, and to return to the national status of extension personnels.