Ksztaltowanie sylwetki zawodowej i spolecznej specjalisty doradztwa rolniczego

The object of the study were the social and professional characteristics of local experts working in advisory centres in north-east and centre-east regions of Poland. The method of diagnostic sounding was used, employing questionnaires of interview. The study included 283 local experts of agricultural advice. The age structure of respondents were favourable, as more than 80% of them were up to 50 year old. Amongst the advisors there were 34.7% of women in north-east region and 50.4% of women in centre-east region. The decided majority of advisors were of peasants origin. In both regions university educated advisors made more than 50% of the investigated, correspondingly 60.7% and 60.9%. Advisors had also considerable practical experience-about 60% of them had been doing their work for more than 10 years.