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Higgins, Kathleen Mansfield – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1982
This paper is the summary of a substantial report presented to the Botswana Ministry of Agriculture. The report evaluates a program of nonformal education provided for women farmers at rural training centers. The analysis reveals that the content of women's courses tends to be wholly domestic. (SSH)
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Curriculum Development, Farmers, Females
Wood, Freddie – 1969
The document contains papers, working group and discussion reports, and statements by participants of a UNESCO Workshop on the evaluation of functional literacy projects, held at the University of London Institute of Education, August, 1969. The objective of the workshop was to enable people engaged in the evaluation of functional literacy and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Educational Media
Western Washington Univ., Bellingham. National Rural Development Inst. – 1986
Texts of speeches delivered before general sessions and abstracts of papers presented in concurrent sessions are collected in this document which also contains the conference program, a directory of presenters, and the 13 conference cosponsors' recommendations for enhancing the quality of rural and small school education. The six addresses to the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
Feder, Gershon; Murgai, Rinku; Quizon, Jaime B. – 2003
A study evaluated the impact of Farmer Field Schools in Indonesia, an intensive participatory training program emphasizing integrated pest management. Focus was on whether program participation improved yields and reduced pesticide use among graduates and neighbors who gained knowledge through informal communications. It used a modified…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Behavior Change
Koehnen, Timothy, Ed.; Cristovao, Artur, Ed. – 1993
This proceedings report is organized into four sections dealing respectively with: (1) global issues facing extension education; (2) extension strategies and methods; (3) extension planning and evaluation; and (4) training and curriculum development. The following papers are included: "Extension Science: To Broaden the Scope" (van…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agricultural Education, Case Studies, Continuing Education