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Agricultural Extension and Rural Development: Breaking out of Knowledge Transfer Traditions
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Agricultural Extension and Rural Development: Breaking out of Knowledge Transfer Traditions
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Ray Ison
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Edited by David Russell
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:252 | Dimensions(mm): Height 225,Width 153 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780521039413
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Classifications | Dewey:630.715 630.715 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
14 Tables, unspecified; 13 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
16 August 2007 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
While traditions are very important to a culture, there is a need to challenge, as well as to respect, those traditions which have given rise to a particular rural research and development situation. In this 1999 book the authors critically examine the broad themes of 'knowledge transfer' and the organization and conduct of research and development, based particularly on the system operating in the rangelands of Australia. The need to adopt an alternative approach arose because the existing practice of agricultural extension did not meet the needs of the farming community there, and the research funding bodies were dissatisfied with the return on their investments. The way in which the relationships between the rural community and researchers might be differently, and perhaps more fruitfully, managed are discussed.
Reviews"Those involved in agricultural research and extension will find the book both thought-provoking and, for some, controversial." Journal of Natural Resources Life Science Education
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