The scope of this study, commissioned by the World Bank, is best indicated by titles of the main chapters: (1) Background of the study; (2) An overview of rural education; (3) Extension programs in agriculture; (4) Training programs in agriculture; (5) Training for non-farm occupations; (6) The self-help approach to rural development; (7) The integrated approach to agricultural development; (8) A critique of agricultural education and research systems; (9) A critique of training programs for non-farm rural skills; (10) Improving the technologies of non-formal education; (11) The economics of nonformal education; (12) Planning, organization, management, and staffing; and (13) A final recapitulation and commentary. The main aim is to develop analytical methods for assessing the results of nonformal education programmes. The impact of such programmes is studied as well as the analysis of cost effectiveness. KEYWORDS: TROPAG | Economics | development and social sciences | Reference Documents | Extension | Rural Development | World.Up to 30,286 more results found for "rural education"
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