Issues and opportunities for agricultural education and training in the 1990s and beyond. (1997): Chapter 2

Issues and opportunities for agricultural education and training in the 1990s and beyond. (1997)

Chapter 2 - Roles and challenges

		The role of government in agricultural education and training
		The impact of agricultural education and training on rural development
		Marginalization of the agricultural and rural sector
		The urban origin of agriculture students
		Improving the entry of rural young people into the agricultural education system
		Rural illiteracy and the role of agricultural education and training
		The ''ruralization'' of basic and secondary education
		The cultural gap and extension work
		Introducing new topics into the agricultural curriculum
		Environmental issues
		Population education
		Gender issues
		The duration and specialization of education programmes
		A systems approach
		Relationship of agricultural education and training with research
		Relationship of agricultural education and training to extension
		The use of community-based resource persons in training and education
		Independence or attachment
		Joint programmes of education at university level
		Internal issues in agricultural education
		General issues
		Staff education, training and status