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Faure, Guy; Desjeux, Yann; Gasselin, Pierre – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
Purpose: Agricultural advisory services are perceived by many actors involved in rural development as a key driver behind innovation processes in agriculture. However, changes in national and global contexts cause dramatic changes in the orientation of advisory services, their organisation and their methods of intervention. This article aims to…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Institutional Environment, Rural Development, Rural Extension
Meyers, James M.; Pigg, Kenneth – Rural Sociologist, 1990
Discusses current problems for cooperative extension services, particularly regarding relevance and effectiveness of extension education programs. Suggests extension programs develop research-based knowledge to improve practices and technology for social and economic change. Describes alternative model of services beyond information dissemination.…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Needs, Community Services, Cooperative Programs
Perraton, Hilary; And Others – 1983
The five papers in this volume examine the methods, costs, and effects of traditional agricultural extension services and basic education and about the use of mass media for extension and education. The first paper, a literature review regarding the effectiveness of agricultural extension, reports that extension agents' studies of internal…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Education, Case Studies