Training in Extension Education

by Adhikary, M. M.

ISBN: 9789388027618
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 14995.00
Biblio : xii+436p., figs., tabls., ind., 25cm

Author Profile

Professor Manas Mohan Adhikary (b.1951), a retired Professor of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal was attached with the profession of teaching, research and extension for about thirty-seven years. His immense potentiality of academic activities and capability to work with the people, sense of research and extension works helped him to serve as Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Registrar, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Vice-Chancellor, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, and Director (In charge), Directorate of Extension Education in the same University as well as Head of the Department of Agricultural Extension. To his credit there are 98 numbers of scientific research papers published in National & International Journals, a good score of chapters and 24 numbers of books in related areas.

About The Book

The present book has certainly been a selection by the time itself, not by the choice of the author himself. The book has been in full compliance with the course guidelines delineated by the ICAR, New Delhi. It will certainly be followed by the UG & PG students, research scholars, academicians and the teachers of all the Universities across the country and abroad. The book has accommodated all possible innovative aspects of training of extension sciences along with its basic and classical contents. The chapterisation being: Part: I- Training: 1. Training and Development; 2. Methods of Training; 3. The trainer’s role and responsibility; 4. Training Aids; 5. Training Evaluation; 6. Training Module or Course Evaluation and 7. Organizing and managing a training course Part: II- Training Process: Ideas and Outlining, 8. Assess and agree training needs; 9. Create Training or Development Specification; 10. Consider Learning Styles and personality Howard Gardner”s Multiple intelligences 11. Erikson’s Psychological Development theory; 12. Johari Window; 13. Plan training and evaluation; 14. Design materials, methods and deliver training; 15. Meeting and 16. Writing tips Part: III- Methods of Delivery, 17. Presentation & lectures; 18. Interactive mini-lecture; 19. Small group exercise; 20. Discussions; 21. Group discussions; 22. Role Play; 23. Who are the Trainers and can you became a Trainer?; 24. The demonstration method of presenting; 25. Develop the training programme and 26. Logistics Part: IV- Capacity Building Programme, 27. Capacity building; 28. Organisational capacity building; 29. Capacity building in developing countries; 30. Capacity building and training development programmers and 31. Capacity building in government Part: V- Human Resource Development, 32. Human resource development; 33. Training needs assessment: An important HRD functions; 34. Role of HRD in facilitating learning in the organisations and 35. Labour management Part: VI- Human Resource Management, 36. Human resource management 37. Human resource planning; 38. Personal management; 39. Talent management; 40. Knowledge management; 41. HRM environment in India and 42. e-HRM. The text retained and described in different chapter have delivered the present need and directions of extension education going to serve the purpose of multilevel stakeholders performing their specified roles along and across the domain of agriculture, developmental studies, methodological researches, policy formulation and management applications. We hope the book will be welcome by scholars and professionals and keep generating valuable feed back in reconstructing it in due course of time.

Table of Contents

Foreword v Preface vii Part I: Training 1. Training and Development 3 2. Methods of Training 17 3. The Trainer’s Role and Responsibility 31 4. Training Aids 37 5. Training Evaluation 49 6. Training Module or Course Evaluation 57 7. Organizing and Managing a Training Course 63 Part II: Training Process: Ideas and Outlining 8. Assess and Agree Training Needs 89 9. Create Training or Development Specification 103 10. Consider Learning Styles and Personality Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences 109 11. Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Theory 123 12. Johari Window 133 13. Plan Training and Evaluation 141 14. Design Materials, Methods and Deliver Training 163 15. Meeting 175 16. Writing Tips 191 Part III: Methods of delivery 17. Presentations and Lectures 201 18. Interactive Mini-Lecture 209 19. Small Group Exercises 213 20. Discussion 219 21. Group Discussions 229 22. Role-Play 233 23 Who are the Trainers and can you Become a Trainer? 239 24. The Demonstration Method of Presenting 245 25. Develop the Training Programme 255 26. Logistics 261 Part IV: Capacit y Building Programme 27. Capacity Building 297 28. Organizational Capacity Building 301 29. Capacity Building in Developing Countries 305 30. Capacity Building and Training Development Programmes 317 31. Capacity Building in Government 325 Part V: Human Resource Development 32. Human Resource Development 337 33. Training Needs Assessment: An Important HRD Function 359 34. R ole of HRD in Facilitating Learning in the Organizations 365 35. Labour Management 371 Part VI: Human Resource Management 36. Human Resource Management 375 37. Human Resource Planning 387 38. Personnel Management 393 39. Talent Management 399 40. Knowledge Management 405 41. HRM Environment in India 415 42. e-HRM 419 References 421 Index 431