A Departure from the Past? Extension Workers and Participatory Rural Development: The Case of Botswana.

Youngman, Frank; Maruatona, Tonic

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ERIC Number: EJ568311

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Publication Date: 1998

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A Departure from the Past? Extension Workers and Participatory Rural Development: The Case of Botswana.

Youngman, Frank; Maruatona, Tonic

International Journal of Lifelong Education, v17 n4 p236-46 Jul-Aug 1998

Evaluation of a project in which Botswanan extension agents used participatory rural appraisal showed that agents can develop attitudes for adopting more participatory approaches, but they are hindered by institutional and contextual constraints, such as government bureaucracy and the political economy. (SK)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bureaucracy, Community Involvement, Extension Agents, Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Participatory Research, Rural Development

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Botswana

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