Critical Challenges of Pre and Post Service Extension Education and Training in Nigeria
The challenges of extension education and training in Nigeria are inherent in the nature and characteristics of the extensionist himself, the trainers, training needs and the ability of the training institutions and agencies to develop and deliver appropriate training programmes relevant to the syst...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Agricultural Extension |
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| Online Access: | https://www.aesonnigeria.org/ajm/index.php/jae/article/view/138 |
| Summary: | The challenges of extension education and training in Nigeria are inherent
in the nature and characteristics of the extensionist himself, the trainers,
training needs and the ability of the training institutions and agencies to
develop and deliver appropriate training programmes relevant to the
system. The demand for functional pre and post service extension
education in Nigeria is deeply rooted in the level of technological
complexity of modern society. Extension education and training are
geared towards achieving functional change in behaviour. Actualizing this
purpose is faced with a myriad of challenges including the turbulent and
unstable Nigerian political system, misplaced priorities, poor policy
decision and implementation, rapid development in science and
technology, dearth of facilities and infrastructure in extension education
and training institutions, poor funding and its adverse consequences and
problems associated with information/communication technologies
access and utilization. Contemporary education and training programmes
in the extension system should clearly address these challenges. This
paper recommends solutions to the challenges vis-Ã -vis keeping pace
with the rate of the world’s technological/agricultural development. |
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| ISSN: | 1119-944X 2408-6851 |