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Gow, Gordon A.; Dissanayeke, Uvasara; Jayathilake, Chandana K.; Kumarasinghe, Isuri; Ariyawanshe, Kumudu; Rathnayake, Sanduni – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2020
This article reports on a technology stewardship training program to promote ICT leadership development with agricultural extension practitioners in Sri Lanka. Researchers used a multi-method approach with a single embedded case study. Data were collected using a pre-course survey, formal course evaluation, classroom observation, and…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Foreign Countries, Leadership Training, Information Technology
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McLachlan, Kathryn; Arden, Catherine H. – Rural Society, 2009
Rural communities such as Stanthorpe on Queensland's Southern Downs, in Australia, are familiar with turbulent environmental, social, technological and economic change and the adversity that frequently accompanies such changes. The capacity of individuals and communities to bounce back from adversity is referred to as resilience. Participation in…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Community Development, Action Research, Lifelong Learning
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Cristovao, A.; Ferrao, P.; Madeira, R.; Tiberio, M. L.; Rainho, M. J.; Teixeira, M. S. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2009
We live today in a "knowledge society", but "knowledge transfer" is no longer the dominant extension education paradigm. The principle of "learning to learn" and the concepts of self-directed, collaborative and action learning are more crucial today then ever. The key principles are to stimulate knowledge discovery…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Learning Strategies, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries