INTERPAKS, Describes selected extension programs in six Southeast Asian countries. Among extension approaches observed in these countries, those programs directed by Southeast Asians overwhelmingly favored technicians' one-to-one contact with farmers in solving their problems on the spot, whereas those programs designed by Westerners included larger classes and instruction in agricultural concepts. Reviews the advantages of each approach. Given the increasing complexity of irrigated agriculture, technicians and even supervisors were found to need more training in both social and intellectual initiative. Describes how anthropological research methods can be useful in improving the accuracy and insights of administrators' information from the provincial and farm levels and how administrators can benefit from the breadth that anthropologists bring to understanding both technicians' and farmer's decision making.
intercultural communicator; intercultural programs, Ray, As international concerns become a greater priority for business and industry, more U.S. management trainers will have opportunities to work in developing countries. Those who choose to do so will find the transition complex and demanding. Success is by no means certain. An overview of management training in developing countries, and a summary of factors the U.S. management trainer should consider before committing to this kind of work, can help trainers make an informed choice.
Byrnes, Francis C. (author / International Agricultural Development Service)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1983
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102, Byrnes8; Folder: Consultants File Document Number: C08809
Notes:
Francis C. Byrnes Collection, Prepared for Panel Discussion, June 23, 1983 at nineteenth annual conference of the Association of U.S. University Directors of International Agricultural Programs(AUSUDIAP) at Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, USA.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 51 Document Number: C00490
Notes:
AgComm teaching, see ID C00478, In Williams, R.D. (ed.). Communication of weed science technologies in developing countries. Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the International Weed Science Society and Weed Science Society of America, February 10, 1983. St. Louis, Missouri. (pp.169-176). Corvallis, Oregon: International Plant Protection Center, Oregon State University.
Zarecki, Yona (author / Audiovisual consultant and media producer, Audio-Visual Productions, Givatayim, Israel) and Audiovisual consultant and media producer, Audio-Visual Productions, Givatayim, Israel
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1983-06
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 79 Document Number: C04560
