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Bower, Joyce Ann – Extension Service Review, 1973
Describes the Community Resources Development program now operating in twelve West Virginia counties. (GB)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Change, Community Development, Extension Agents

Russell, Hamish M. – Journal of Extension, 1972
Study undertaken to determine levels of understanding between members of an Extension Service and to asses the effect of differing levels of understanding on the integration and success of the agents in the field. (Author)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Problems, Extension Agents
Odokara, E. O. – Journal of the International Congress of University Adult Education, 1971
A description of the Extra-Mural Division of University of Nigeria's extension programs, primarily rural, aimed at economic development and reconstruction following the civil war, as well as adult literacy and vocational programs. (JB)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Extension Education, National Programs
Hill, Katherine K.; MacFarlane, Ann – Extension Service Review, 1971
Account of a family-life film-lecture series for poor farm laborers, primarily men. Some of the topics discussed were: priorities in human needs, family communications, sexuality, family planning and masculine and feminine roles. The program improved the men's ability to communicate and made them more receptive to counseling. (Authors/JB)
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Disadvantaged, Family Life Education, Fathers
Wright, Stewart K. – Extension Service Review, 1970
In south central New York State the issue of more dams on the Susquehanna River has caused bitter conflict between water resource planners and local citizens. (EB)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Education, Conflict Resolution, Regional Programs

Gugnani, Hans Raj – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1980
The village adult education center holds the key to the success or failure of rural adult education programs. To meet the objectives of field work, new methodologies and approaches are needed, and programs must be strongly community-based. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Involvement, Dropouts, Extension Agents

Shaw, R.; Nye, J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1993
An off-campus training program for rehabilitation teachers of the visually impaired in rural areas was cosponsored by Dominican College and the New York State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped. A unique feature of the program was the use of on-site rehabilitation teachers as adjunct faculty. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Extension Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Rehabilitation, Rural Areas
Laurent, Catherine; Cerf, Marianne; Labarthe, Pierre – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2006
If farmers are to meet the new challenges facing agriculture (environment, rural development, etc.), appropriate knowledge has to be produced. But observations in six EU countries (France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK) show that unexpected problems arise when technical support for agriculture is linked to market regulation,…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Rural Extension, Foreign Countries, Agriculture
Bergevoet, R. H. M.; Van Woerkum, Cees – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2006
The objective of this paper is to describe and analyse the role that study groups might play in improving the entrepreneurial competencies of farmers. The most important competencies are described. Emphasis is placed on group learning processes and participatory approaches. Theories of adult learning and extension paradigms in relation to our…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship
Campbell, Dunstan; Sandmann, Lorilee – 1989
This document contains a case description of an adult education program in St. Lucia, a volcanic island in the Windward group of the West Indies. The case study is part of a set that reflects a cooperative effort by adult educators to increase international understanding of various educational programs for adults in their societal context. A face…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agricultural Education, Case Studies
Blum, Abraham – 1988
A study analyzed the use of extension services by traditional Arab farmers in Israel (Nazareth region) and in the Gaza Strip. The study was an attempt to follow up on work done in the l960s and the early l970s by Arnon. The research questions for this study were as follows: (1) How strong is the demand for extension now? (2) Which are the most…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Arabs, Attitudes, Cultural Differences
Molnar, Joseph J.; And Others – 1990
Rwanda, a small country in Africa, has experienced declines in per capita food production. Fish culture is one part of a many-stranded effort to increase food production and food security by intensifying the use of land resources to produce a much-needed protein crop. Beginning in 1983, the Rwanda National Fish Culture Project has assisted farmers…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Developing Nations, Farmers
Woods, Mike D.; And Others – 1989
A deteriorating local economy in many rural areas has led local leaders to search for ways to ease the transformation or reverse the trend. This guidebook provides extension educators and economic development specialists with a starting point in designing workshops for local leaders interested in increasing economic activity in their communities.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Development, Economic Development, Rural Development
Bhola, H. S. – 1974
A critique of policy and experience in the introduction of educational television in the Third World is made. Systems of public instruction and nonformal systems of education like agricultural extension, community development, and family planning are the main focus of the discussion. Further guidelines for policy makers are suggested for more…
Descriptors: Community Development, Developing Nations, Diffusion, Educational Innovation
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan. Extension Service. – 1968
Job descriptions are provided for county agents, specialists, district supervisors, and state administrators in the Cooperative Extension Service in Kansas. Details include qualifications for each job as well as information about titles, location in the organizational structure, the nature and purpose of the work, and the major duties, with…
Descriptors: Administrators, Extension Agents, Occupational Information, Organization