Public Issues Education and Extension Practice in Nigeria
This paper advocates that public issues education (PIE) and conflict management are new societal concerns extension professionals in Nigeria should tackle. The paper believes that incorporating PIE into policy making will allow communities in Nigeria to use public-issue conflicts as an opportunity t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
2011-06-01
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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/137 |
| Summary: | This paper advocates that public issues education (PIE) and conflict
management are new societal concerns extension professionals in
Nigeria should tackle. The paper believes that incorporating PIE into
policy making will allow communities in Nigeria to use public-issue
conflicts as an opportunity to collaboratively explore topics, better
understand the issues, and consider alternative solutions. The paper
provides an overview of the concept of PIE, the process of public policy
education and how PIE helps communities involved in public-issue
disputes to reach agreements. Furthermore, the paper identifies (1) roles
extension professionals in Nigeria should play in PIE; (2) principles they
should observe to successfully impart policy education; (3) ways for
evaluating the success of PIE; and (4) institutional requirements for
involvement of extension professionals in PIE in Nigeria. The paper
concludes that involvement of extension professionals in PIE can only be
possible when the institutional environment of extension agencies in the
country gives it a worthy support. The extension professionals also will
require training on the principles and process of PIE and the ability to
practically apply skills so acquired for them to effectively impart public
policy education. |
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| ISSN: | 1119-944X 2408-6851 |