Abstract

The research aimed to identify the level of planning knowledge of staff working in Agricultural extension state board with. the gension frame work (quide curriculum) of the planning extension programs and its development structure stages performance level. data was collected from sample of 74 planning extension employers working in different organizational level, by question naïve, a scale of three degrees was prepared including 5 axes consisted of 33 items which are concept of extension planning, philosophy of extension planning, objectives, policies, way and methods planning, the scale ranking between 33-99 degree, the average of knowledge planning level was 37.6 degree, and the standard deviation 3.26 degree, the results showed that the extension planning staff was lower limit categories tends to rise towards thmediterranean of 81% employers.
also a scale was prepared to performance level for extension programs and its development structure stage including 5 axes for 33 items and select the rank measure of three degrees , so the scale was ring (165-495) degree with weighted average (190) degree , and standard deviation 4.885 degree and the performance level for (42) employers with percentile 62% all for employers was in the often limit categories the nature relationship between planning knowledge level and performance level for extension programs development stage was 0.248 statistical significant. the search recommended the recommend to participation all extension staff in planning programs especially in development structure stage as planning, executive, evaluation and training for all extension planning programs to improve staff effectiveness and the recommend is to extension programs to the rural communities level