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Watts, E. R. – Ceres, 1971
Various programs describe how rural development in underdeveloped nations is effectively increased by close cooperation between the extension agents and the farmers. (JB)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agricultural Education, Developing Nations, Dropouts

Fradkin, G.; Macarov, D. – Community Development Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Dropouts, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Van den Ban, A. W.; Muntjewerff, C. A. – 1970
Change agencies have to choose among a number of possible goals, such as a rapid increase in productivity or the personal development of their clients. Possible strategies include giving orders, provision of means and services, directive advice and non-directive help. The conditions under which each can be chosen and the consequences which can be…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Communication Skills, Cultural Influences, Developed Nations
Tenney, Richard W. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1979
Reports on the efforts of five village-level promoters of nonformal education who are part of the Guatemalan program of "Education Extraescolar." The program is aimed at improving the quality of life, increasing educational opportunities, making more efficient use of resources, and training in the performance of production and social…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Developing Nations, Extension Agents, Extension Education
Rudramoorthy, B. – 1964
Extension, the process of extending the knowledge of recent advances in science and technology to the people who need it, has been emphasized in India since the introduction of the Community Development Programme in 1952. Community development involves two distinct processes--extension education and community organization--and has had four…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Agents, Community Development, Developing Nations
Byram, Martin L.; And Others – 1986
This manual is intended for extension workers involved in rural development programs in developing nations. The focus is on communication skills and education and is aimed at the trainers of extension workers. There are four main sections with each section divided into units with handouts and activities. Section 1, "Basic Education…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Developing Nations, Extension Agents
Monu, Erasmus D. – 1980
A review of the information provided by rural sociologists and agricultural extensionists regarding the adoption of new and/or improved farm practices in Nigeria in order to determine their contribution to the transfer of technology to farmers indicates that a great deal of attention had been paid to communication variables and to personal and…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Developing Nations, Extension Agents, Farmers
Khan, Ghulam Subhani – 1969
This study developed a model for depicting the phenomenon of communication in extension education in the developing nations, with emphasis on the role of extension communicators in such settings. The present model was formulated on the basis of existing ones, then was compared with the actual situation as found in the literature on communication…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Developing Nations, Diffusion, Doctoral Dissertations
Rajasekaran, B.; Martin, Robert A. – 1992
Dissemination of technologies to increase agricultural production using the conventional transfer of technology system has often failed to consider the natural environment, indigenous knowledge systems, and resource endowments around which resource-poor farmers normally operate. A sample of 96 agricultural extension professionals in 2 districts in…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Personnel, Cultural Background, Developing Nations
Mian, Hidayat Ullah – 1969
Focusing on basic instruction, inservice training, research, and coordination of functions and personnel, this study used a theoretical model approach to develop guidelines for more effective extension educational operation and leadership by West Pakistan Agricultural University. A brief analysis of the cultural and socioeconomic situation in West…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agricultural Colleges, Bibliographies, Cultural Influences
Patel, Ishwarlal Chaturdas – 1967
This study investigated communication patterns, procedures, and background characteristics associated with effectiveness in village level workers (VLWs) in two districts of Gujarat, India. Questionnaire interviews were held with 222 VLWs who had induced farmers to adopt one or more farm practices. An appraisal form was used to measure the…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Agricultural Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Developing Nations
Maunder, Addison, H. – 1972
The basic philosophy of agricultural extension was established in the more highly developed countries over the past century. Newly formed nations, the rural population of which formerly maintained a subsistence agriculture with limited industry, found it essential to establish a better-balanced economy. This led to a variety of rural services and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Developing Nations, Educational Administration
Henderson, Thomas Horatio – 1969
Factors associated with effective job performance among agricultural extension workers in Jamaica were examined; and the validity of transferring, to a developing nation, the descriptive and theoretical generalizations concerning selection of effective extension workers in the United States was investigated. The sample of 99 officers included 30…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Attitudes, Communication Skills, Cultural Differences
GRIFFITH, WILLIAM S. – 1967
IN AN ADDRESS THE AUTHOR STATES THAT THE POPULATION EXPLOSION VERSUS WORLD FOOD PRODUCTION CAPACITY, TOGETHER WITH URBAN BLIGHT, POVERTY, AND FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY, INCREASING COMPETITION FOR TRAINED MANPOWER, AND RELATED IMBALANCES IN AMERICAN EDUCATION CONSTITUTE MAJOR TRENDS AND ACUTE PROBLEMS IN TODAY'S SOCIETY. THE AUTHOR FEELS UNIVERSITIES…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
King, Gary W. – 1972
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation, since its inception in 1930, has assisted programs in health, education, and agriculture. The programs in agriculture are usually concerned with rural society and the quality of rural life rather than technical agriculture. The agricultural programs are international and range from domestication of the musk ox to…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Community Services, Developing Nations
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