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Overview"Extension education is no more an out -- of -- school education alone. The science and practice of extension has been found useful for environment, health, education, small industries as well. There have been many changes in the way extension should be organized. Privatization of extension is seriously being considered, extension has also been added as the third dimension of general universities as well, participatory methods of extension are being tried and new information technologies are finding application in providing useful information to farmers, scientists and students communities. The book Advances and Challenges in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development"" covers the applications of areas like extension education, extension educational technology, administration and management, human relation in development administration and human resource development, participatory approaches, recent approaches in extension techniques, extension strategies for changing agricultural scenario and rural development, transfer of technology efforts, and recent advances in research methodology which has highly innovative methods of applications and implementation. This book would prove helpful to the extension and rural development workers in planning and manipulating communication strategies. Besides that it will be useful to the students in the field of extension and rural development. This book will be very helpful to the researchers, planners, policy makers in planning and decision-making regarding agricultural extension and rural development.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: T. Rathakrishnan, M. Israel Thomes & L. NirmalaPublisher: New India Publishing Agency Imprint: New India Publishing Agency Dimensions: Width: 3.70cm , Height: 22.90cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 1.200kg ISBN: 9789380235035ISBN 10: 9380235038 Pages: 554 Publication Date: 12 April 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Extension education. 2. Educational technology. 3. Administration and management theories. 4. Human relation in development administration and human resource management. 5. Recent advances in research methodology. 6. Participatory approaches. 7. Recent approaches in extension techniques. 8. Extension strategies for changing agricultural scenario. 9. Extension challenges for market oriented farming. 10. Transfer of technology efforts: problem tree analysis.ReviewsAuthor InformationProfessor and Head, Department of Agricultural Extension & Rural Sociology, Agricultural College and Research Institute (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University) Madurai-624 104, Tamil Nadu. Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension Kerala Agricultural University, Munnuthy, Thrissur-680 651, Kerala Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension & Rural Sociology, Agricultural College and Research Institute (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University) Madurai-624 104, Tamil Nadu Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |