DETERMINANTS OF EXTENSION PRODUCTIVITY OF THE FACULTY IN STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES

Extension programs were originally conceived as a service to extend research-based knowledge to improve the lives of the rural people. The main objective of the study was to develop a structural model that draws factors leading to improved extension productivity in the State Universities and Colleges in Northern Mindanao, Philippines. This research described the socioeconomic profile of the faculty, their level of competencies, motivation, organizational climate, and productivity and developed the best fitting structural model on extension productivity. Data were gathered from a randomly sampled faculty from the seven (7) State Universities and Colleges in Northern Mindanao Region using a pretested questionnaire analyzed using the descriptive method, Pearson Product Moment Correlation, Multiple Regression and structural equation model that best linked the competencies, motivation and organizational climate with extension productivity. Based on the findings of the study, the faculty in Northern Mindanao were dominated by middle-aged, female, married, and experienced employees with an advanced degree. They were competent and motivated faculty with relevant knowledge and skills on the technical and cultural aspects, communication, and program management within a favorable organizational climate. Overall, the faculty were moderately productive in their extension and community involvement. The best-fitting model of extension productivity was anchored on organizational climate coupled with the competencies of the faculty. Thus, a more supportive organizational climate combined with better faculty competencies will result in higher extension productivity in state universities and colleges in Northern Mindanao.