Factors Influencing the Use of and Attitude of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Agricultural Extension, a Study in the Isfahan Province of Iran

Information and communication technologies (icts) are increasinglyinfluencing human beings and are changing ourattitudes towards these technologies. the purpose of this articleis to understand the factors influencing the use of icts in agriculturalextension through a descriptive research method. thepopulations were 320 individuals of agricultural extensionworkers (ews) of isfahan province that 200 people selectedas a research sample. the reliability of self-completion questionnaireaccording to pilot test and calculating cronbach'salpha for four part of the instrument was 82.6 - 87.8. theresults revealed that the ews have a positive attitude towardusing ict. they mostly viewed it as a useful tool for extension,which can potentially save money and time and extension. onthe ranking of principal areas of applying icts by ews “typingletters/report”, “prepare and protect file on process basic agriculturaland rural information”, had most usage. the mainresult of the study revealed that the ews approximately useict quite a bit. also, the ews with high school diplomadegree used ict less than the ews with msc degree and theews with 5 years and less experience had higher ict applicationthan the ews with 15-16 year experience.