From Agricultural Extension to Capacity Development: Exploring the Foundations of an Emergent Form of Practice

Autor/in	Lauzon, Al
Titel	From Agricultural Extension to Capacity Development: Exploring the Foundations of an Emergent Form of Practice
Quelle	In: International Journal of Lifelong Education, 32 (2013) 2, S.247-266 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-1370
DOI	10.1080/02601370.2012.736087
Schlagwörter	Rural Extension; Adult Education; Capacity Building; Agricultural Occupations; World Views; Well Being; Responsibility; Postmodernism; Epistemology; Participation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; World view; Weltanschauung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit; Postmoderne; Erkenntnistheorie; Teilnahme
Abstract	This essay argues that capacity development is a response to changes in the organization and practice of agricultural extension as these changes have excluded small resource farmers. In this essay I trace the changes in the organization of agricultural extension through to the emergence of the concept and practice of capacity development. The idea of capacity development is then examined as presented in the existing literature where it is concluded that capacity development is a somewhat vacuous concept. It is then argued that capacity development needs to be understood in the context of an emerging participatory worldview. The foundations of this participatory worldview are then articulated, including the dimensions of a participatory epistemology. The concept of capacity development is then revisited examining the implications of this new worldview for the practice of capacity development followed by the conclusions. (Contains 1 table and 10 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10