ROLES OF VILLAGE-LEVEL EXTENSION WORKERS RE-EXAMINED

This paper reviewed the basic philosophy of extension, examined researched conducted on the roles of extension field workers. The findings from those studies revealed that extension workers in both developing and developed countries perceived and their roles differently. It was also found that exten...

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Autor principal: LAOGUN, E. A.
Formato: Online
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: The Faculty of Agriculture Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://ija.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ija/article/view/510
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Sumario:This paper reviewed the basic philosophy of extension, examined researched conducted on the roles of extension field workers. The findings from those studies revealed that extension workers in both developing and developed countries perceived and their roles differently. It was also found that extension field workers informed roles other than educational functions, most especially in Nigeria. Therefore, suggestions and recommendations were made for the improvement in the performance of educational functions as well as other three functions being performed by extension field workers in developing country viz regulatory, service and administrative functions