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SAVILE, A.H. – 1965
A PRACTICAL GUIDE IS PROVIDED FOR TRAINERS OF ADVISORY AND EXTENSION WORKERS AND LOCAL LEADERS IN AGRICULTURE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING NATIONS. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, COMMUNITY SURVEY PROCEDURES, ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM PLANNING, AND PURPOSES AND METHODS OF PROGRAM EVALUATION ARE DESCRIBED. THEN FOLLOW TWO CHAPTERS…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Clubs, Community Development, Community Surveys
Saraswathi, L. S. – 1969
This study focused on the relative effectiveness of three processes for identifying educational needs in adult program planning in home economics education. It also described characteristics of 40 Extension home economists and 37 vocational home economics teachers who taught both secondary school and adult classes; and sought relationships between…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Attitudes, Bibliographies
CLARK, HARRY E. – 1960
WISCONSIN COUNTY EXTENSION PERSONNEL IDENTIFIED THEIR OWN TRAINING NEEDS BY RANKING 55 ITEMS CONSIDERED TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KNOWLEDGES, UNDERSTANDINGS AND METHODS WHICH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE PERSONNEL SHOULD POSSESS IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE SCOPE REPORT. RESPONDENTS CONSIDERED TWO QUESTIONS FOR EACH ITEM-- (1) HOW IMPORTANT IS…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Doctoral Dissertations, Extension Agents, Family Life Education
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan. – 1967
A handbook for county agricultural extension councils, 1967, traces the history of the organization, examines its purpose and duties, presents the committees and their work, states the criteria for the selection of agents, outlines the responsibilities of these agents, and gives a resume of relevant national and state legislation. The Smith-Lever…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education
Ministry of Education, Taipei (Taiwan). – 1991
These proceedings contain four presentations from a workshop at which leaders in agriculture and education contributed suggestions for developing policies and plans for the new Agricultural Extension Education Graduate Institute (AEEGI) in Taiwan. Introductory materials include a list of members of the planning committee, workshop rationale,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Chinese, Extension Agents, Foreign Countries
BEAL, GEORGE M.; AND OTHERS – 1966
TWO RESEARCH FRAMEWORKS, SOCIAL ACTION AND GROUP FORMATION AND MAINTENANCE, WERE CHOSEN TO ANALYZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY EXTENSION WORKERS. IN A STUDY ON THE INTRODUCTION OF PROGRAM PLANNING INTO A COUNTY, THE FULFILLMENT OF EACH OF 34 STEPS IN THE SOCIAL ACTION PROCESS WAS ANALYZED AND FOUND TO BE ONLY SOMEWHAT…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Action, Criteria, Experimental Programs
Syracuse Univ., NY. ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education. – 1968
TWENTY-THREE ABSTRACTS AND ANNOTATIONS OF RECENT (1962-67) PUBLICATIONS ON ADULT EDUCATION IN AFRICA ARE PROVIDED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY. EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND POLICIES AND SPECIFIC NATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS IN ETHIOPIA, TANZANIA, KENYA, MALAWI, ZAMBIA, RHODESIA, AND NIGERIA ARE FEATURED, WITH COMMUNITY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, MANPOWER…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Development, Correspondence Study
MOORE, PAULINE E. – 1966
THIS STUDY WAS PART OF A LARGER RESEARCH PROJECT CONCERNED WITH NORTH CAROLINA 4-H EXTENSION AGENTS' PERCEPTION OF THEIR ROLE IN THE 4-H PROGRAM. THIS PARTICULAR STUDY DEALT WITH (1) THE DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY AGENTS ENCOUNTERED IN PERFORMANCE OF 37 TASKS APPROPRIATE TO THE 4-H AGENTS' ROLE, AND (2) TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WHICH WOULD HELP THEM IN…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Extension Agents, Individual Characteristics, Inservice Education
Mojkowski, Charles; Mellor, Kenneth – 1974
The information agent extension system implemented in the Rhode Island Department of Education resulted from modifications made to the model developed by the National Center for Educational Communication (now the Office of Research and Development Resources in the National Institute of Education). The Rhode Island system houses its agents in the…
Descriptors: Consultants, Consultation Programs, Extension Agents, Extension Education
Extension Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1981
This handbook, designed as a guide for the village level worker, can also serve as a teaching aid and text for teachers of village workers. It is intended for use by personnel in home economics extension, community development, home economics classroom teaching, health education, and other programs involving home and family life. Section I…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Rearing, Clothing, Developing Nations
Science and Education Administration (USDA), Hyattsville, MD. – 1981
New initiatives in home economics research, extension, and higher education are proposed in order to influence national goals for family well-being measurably within five to ten years. The proposals are for work to be conducted cooperatively by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the land-grant colleges and universities, cooperative extension…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Economic Status, Educational Objectives, Energy
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne (Australia). – 1963
IN THIS REPORT OF AN AUSTRALIAN TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON CASE STUDIES AND RESEARCH APPLICABLE TO PROFESSIONAL EXTENSION WORK, INCLUDING FARMER CONTACTS AND SUCH SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES AS LIAISON WORK AND COURSE WORK IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. THE FIRST SECTION DESCRIBES SERVICES IN EACH STATE AND IN THE…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Case Studies, Clubs, Comparative Education
Ladewig, Howard – 1983
Measurement of the organizational effectiveness of the Cooperative Extension Service (CES) could be enhanced by utilizing a multidimensional perspective in measuring outcomes of various organizational activities, particularly the Extension educational system of program development. Because multiple and conflicting environmental constraints, goals,…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria, Extension Agents
Rogers, Everett M. – 1978
The nature of the Cooperative Extension Service in agriculture was examined to identify aspects that could be applied to the design of an educational extension service. To learn about the organization, programs, and priorities of Cooperative Extension, employees of the state extension services in California, Colorado, New Mexico, New York, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agricultural Personnel, Community Development, Comparative Analysis
ANDREWS, WALTER G., SR. – 1963
A STUDY WAS MADE IN NORTH CAROLINA OF ROLE EXPECTATIONS OF SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS AS IDENTIFIED BY 83 WHITE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENTS AND 78 WHITE SPECIALISTS. A COMPARISON OF THE AGENTS' CONCEPT OF THE SPECIALISTS' ROLE, AND THE SPECIALISTS' CONCEPT OF THEIR OWN ROLE WAS MADE, AND THE VARIABLES OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE WERE ANALYZED.…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Educational Background
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