University of Tehran Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research 2008-4838 51 1 2020 03 20 Investigating the Role of Interpersonal Communication Skills on Educational Performance of Faculty Members in Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University Investigating the Role of Interpersonal Communication Skills on Educational Performance of Faculty Members in Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University 95 107 75324 10.22059/ijaedr.2018.111155.667847 FA Fatemeh Oskouhi PhD. Student, Agricultural Extension and Education, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran Hamid Movahed Mohammadi Professor, Agricultural Extension and Education, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran 0000-0003-3101-1848 Ahmad Rezvanfar Professor, Agricultural Extension and Education, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran 0000-0001-8320-791X Journal Article 2017 11 12  Interpersonal Communication Skills are one of the most effective factors on Faculty members’ Educational performance. Appropriate Communication context, provides better transfer of concepts and information. The  statistical population  of  the  study  consisted  all faculty members in Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University (N=120), Out  of  which  98  Faculty members has been selected through Convenient Sampling technique. The Research instrument was a questionnaire and its Validity was assessed by a  group of Faculty Members and Experts  judgment from the University of Tehran  and  the  Reliability  was  confirmed  by  Cronbach's  alpha  coefficient. The correlation coefficient between Interpersonal Communication Skills with the respondents’ Educational Performance was 0.313, showed a high correlation between positive Interpersonal Communication Skills of faculty members and their Educational performance. Finally, based on the results of the study, recommendations and guidelines for Agricultural higher Education planners presented.  Interpersonal Communication Skills are one of the most effective factors on Faculty members’ Educational performance. Appropriate Communication context, provides better transfer of concepts and information. The  statistical population  of  the  study  consisted  all faculty members in Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University (N=120), Out  of  which  98  Faculty members has been selected through Convenient Sampling technique. The Research instrument was a questionnaire and its Validity was assessed by a  group of Faculty Members and Experts  judgment from the University of Tehran  and  the  Reliability  was  confirmed  by  Cronbach's  alpha  coefficient. The correlation coefficient between Interpersonal Communication Skills with the respondents’ Educational Performance was 0.313, showed a high correlation between positive Interpersonal Communication Skills of faculty members and their Educational performance. Finally, based on the results of the study, recommendations and guidelines for Agricultural higher Education planners presented. https://ijaedr.ut.ac.ir/article_75324_411b0fa39bff23a941ddefc879e1846b.pdf