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Agriculture extension curricula in agricultural universities of Pakistan: Perspectives of agriculture extension personnel.
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Muhammad Tahir Ali Shah Curriculum Section, Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan
Noushad Khan Department of Agricultural Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Israr Institute of Development Studies, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Malik Muhammad Shafi Institute of Development Studies, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Nafees Ahmad Department of Economics, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir (Lower), Pakistan
Abstract
This study was conducted during, 2009to determined the views of Agriculture extension personnel about the existing agricultural extension curricula in the agricultural universities of Pakistan. The universe of the study was the employed personnel of Agriculture Extension Departments in the three Provinces i.e. Punjab, Sindh & NWFP, of Pakistan. There were a total of 746 employed extension personnel, out of which 40% were selected for the study from each province. Thus, the sample size reached to 229, but due to less responses of mail questionnaire data were collected from 227 extension personnel. The study revealed that the curriculum was effective and helpful for agricultural extension personnel in developing professional competencies, action competencies, participatory extension methods, supervision and administration, and understanding various aspects of agriculture extension. The curriculum content and structure with respect to scope and topics, technical merit, and relevance was generally good, while the curriculum content and structure with respect to adaptability was fair. The study also stated that the curriculum in extension education did not help extension personnel to operate modern machines, equipment and implements, and to describe the maintenance procedure of farm machinery. This can be avoided by including such materials in the extension curriculum that could help extension personnel to operate modern machines, equipment and to describe the maintenance procedure of farm machinery.
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Page(s) 479-485
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Published Journal: Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Year: 2009
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