Download or read book The Continuing Education and Training of Agricultural Extension Staff in Namibia with Special Reference to Distance Learning written by Alan Rogers and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the need for inservice education and training among the staff of the Namibian extension service revealed that the service has approximately 100 field staff who have very different and often patchy preservice training but who have acquired considerable experience. Workshops with extension staff members were then held to identify their training needs. On the basis of information gained from observation of supervisory training activities and a training needs assessment questionnaire, a modular comprehensive inservice program was recommended as the most appropriate form of inservice training for the extension staff. The program, which used extensive approaches and methods, included a course on people and organizations in society, and seven agricultural specialist subjects. A program structure based on on-the-job training and distance learning methods was recommended, and a training development plan was drafted. (Appendixes constituting about half of this document provide information on the current training of existing field-level staff and their training needs, a project itinerary, a consolidated job description, the proposed inservice program, a preliminary list of resource centers, pros and cons of on- versus off-the-job training and distance education, module outlines, and a workshop report. Contains 37 references.) (MN)
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serves as an index to Eric reports [microform].
Download or read book World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 1852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Abstracts on Rural Development in the Tropics written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Communication in Extension written by Harry A. Carey and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effectiveness of an extension service relies on the knowledge and communication skills of the field staff who lead discussions with farmers in order to help them identify their own problems and train them in the available solutions. Communication in extension plays an important role in technology transfer, however, many field extension workers are poorly trained in this particular area and also in the development of educational materials. This publication was prepared as a teaching and learning guide for all those working in rural communities. It can be considered as an 'extension methodology tool-box' to train extension field staff in their work at the village level.
Download or read book Whitaker s Books in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 3096 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Basic Education at a Distance written by Jo Bradley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open and distance learning has been used in many ways in the recent past to provide both primary education and adult education. The Commonwealth of Learning works with governments, schools and universities with the aim of strengthening the capacities of Commonwealth member countries in developing human resources required for their economic and social development. Many existing policy documents link distance education with new information and communication technologies, portraying them as a promising universal access and exponential growth of learning. This book answers the key questions to these issues and assesses the impact and effect of the experience of basic education at a distance all over the world and in a wide variety of forms. This is the first major overview of this topic for twenty years.
Download or read book Rural Extension Education and Training Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Global agricultural extension staff functional competencies written by Davis, Kristin E. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2021-12-09 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public and nonpublic extension and advisory services are both key to sustainable agriculture, resilient livelihoods, and inclusive growth1. The Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) has called for “the new extensionist”(Davis and Sulaiman 2014), emphasizing the functional competencies needed to help clientele cope with complex challenges such as climate change and nutrition. Since 2015 the GFRAS “New Extensionist Learning Kit” (NELK)has been equipping extension agents globally with functional competencies through face-to-face, online, and blended learning(AFAAS 2018). Competencies are defined in many different ways (Westera 2021). For this paper, we define competency simply as “the capability to perform actions which add value” (Mulder, 2012: 319). Functional competencies(the so-called soft skills, as distinct from more technical areas in agriculture, animal sciences, natural resources, etc.)have not been well documented in the academic literature, especially with respect to digitally enabled extension (Strong et al. 2014). According to Khalil and colleagues (2009), competencies such as leadership, communication, program planning, and evaluation are important factors for performance of extension staff. Digital skills are also becoming more important for extension officers. The utilization of digital technology (online modules, webinars) to deliver the NELK modules provides the opportunity to use expertise available globally to train many extension professionals at the same time. How ready, however, are extension officers globally to use such digital approaches –for continuous professional development and learning and also for outreach? Spielman and colleagues (forthcoming) developed an index of “digital readiness” of extension agents in Rwanda. Digital readiness is also referred to as Networked Readiness Index or Technology Index, and indicates the status and growth of information and communications technologies (ICT) and how ICTs are effectively used to achieve maximum benefits to the country and its citizens (Bharatula and Murthy 2020).
Download or read book Incentivizing and retaining public servants in remote areas A discrete choice experiment with agricultural extension agents in Ethiopia written by Regassa, Mekdim D. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increased deployment of agricultural extension agents (EAs) in rural areas is grounded on their importance to spur agricultural productivity and mitigate spatial imbalances in welfare. However, the high turnover and the low motivation levels of EAs in remote areas pose challenges for equitable service provision and, in some cases, exacerbates geographic disparities. We assess the effectiveness of selected potential policy interventions to incentivize and retain EAs in remote areas of Ethiopia. To this end, we conducted a choice experiment to elicit preferences for job attributes of 761 EAs. We applied a random parameters logit model to estimate parameters of interest and to simulate the impact of possible policy interventions. The main results show that offering continuing education opportunities after two years of service increases uptake of an extension job in remote locations by 77 percentage points, which is significantly higher than the effect from doubling current salary levels (70 percentage points). EAs also expressed a strong preference for work environments with basic amenities, housing, transportation services, and wellequipped Farmer Training Centers (FTCs). Furthermore, the results from sub-sample analyses show that female EAs are less responsive to pecuniary incentives and are more concerned with the availability of infrastructure and services. Current salary levels, years of employment, and location of work are also important sources of heterogeneity in the response of EAs to potential policy changes.
Download or read book The Conservation Ideal written by Southern African Regional Commission for the Conservation and Utilisation of the Soil and published by Sarccus. This book was released on 1999 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inservice Education and Training Framework for Agricultural and Rural Development with Special Reference to the Department of Agriculture Malaysia written by Khairuddin Tahir and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Strengthening Agricultural Education and Training in Sub Saharan Africa from an Innovation Systems Perspective Case Studies of Ethiopia and Mozambique written by Kristin Davis, Javier Ekboir, Wendmsyamregne Mekasha, Cosmas M.O. Ochieng, David J. Spielman and Elias Zerfu and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Extension Handbook written by Donald J. Blackburn and published by Thompson Eductional Pub.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook, supported by the Canadian Society of Extension, covers a range of issues in the theory and delivery of extension education, from the theory of how adults learn to the latest in new technology. The chapters in the book were written by some of the world's leading figures in adult education. This book provides suitable readings for college and university-level courses in these areas. It is also indispensable to anyone involved in extension, continuing education, adult education and/or community and rural development.
Download or read book Register of Educational Research in the United Kingdom written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 1984 Training for Agriculture and Rural Development written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1985 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skills training programmes with particular reference to rural youth; Young farmer training through the home project approach an experience in the South Pacific; Chinese rural youth the long march toward education; New perspectives for rural youth in Zambia; International Youth year and rural younth work; A rural training programme that changes lives; Rural development in a small island state; the case of Tonga; Developing community drama: an experience in Chaibasa, India;Community development among the Caribs of Dominica; In service training of extension staff; a sucessful Ghanaian experience; Grass-roots training in India; Rural youth; further resources.
