The book Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education provides a thorough understanding of extension education and its role in agricultural development. This book covers various aspects such as effective teaching methods, organizational setup, ICT applications, rural and community development, extension administration, transfer of technology, monitoring and evaluation, new trends in agricultural extension, communication principles, diffusion and adoption of innovations, and agriculture journalism. The text is structured into six units, comprising a total of nineteen chapters, and includes mind maps, multiple-choice questions, and comprehensive exercises encompassing short and long-form questions to facilitate knowledge assimilation. After completing this course, undergraduate students majoring in BSc Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fisheries, or Veterinary Sciences will be able to demonstrate the following course outcomes.
Content
1 History and Extension Systems in India
Sapna Jarial
2 The Evolution of Agricultural Extension Services in India
Deepak Chand Meena
3 Introduction to Extension Education
Nikita Khoisnam
4 Teaching and Learning in Extension
Nikita Khoisnam
5 Extension Programme Planning
Nikita Khoisnam
6 Rural Development
Vipal Bhagat and Sapna Jarial
7 Rural Development Programs
Arnab Roy
8 Community Development: Meaning and Concept
Priyanka Lal
9 Rural Leadership: Concept and Definition, Types of Leaders in
Rural Context
Termaric Oinam
10 Extension Administration: Meaning and Concept, Principles
and Functions
Termaric Oinam
11 Transfer of Technology: Concept and Models
Mukesh Chaudhary
12 Capacity Building of Extension Personnel
Mukesh Chaudhary
13 Information and Communication Technologies Applications in
Transfer of Technology
Yanglem Lakshimai Devi
14 Monitoring and Evaluation in the Extension Programme
Chethan Patil N.D.
15 New Trends in Agriculture Extension and Communication
Neela Madhav Patnaik and Usha Das
16 Communication
Pratick Mondal
17 Diffusion of Innovations
Dangi Pooja Arun and Neelam Kumari
18 Diffusion and Adoption
Haobijam James Watt and Devina Seram
19 Agricultural Journalism
Y.S. Bagal and Meenakshi Anand
20 Agriculture Journalism
Yanglem Lakshimai Devi, Sapna Jarial, Sharad Sachan and Roop Kumar
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