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标题：Trends and Challenges in Nigerian Extension Education and
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作者：Sani Yakubu Gombe ; Turiman Bin Suandi ; Ismi Arif Ismail 等
期刊名称：Journal of Education and Practice
印刷版ISSN：2222-288X
电子版ISSN：2222-288X
出版年度：2016
卷号：7
期号：22
页码：82-89
语种：English
出版社：The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE)
摘要：Research in extension education is a serious and challenging task facing Nigeria today because of new trends that keeps on emerging continuously. This paper seeks to examine some of the common research techniques used in extension education and describe their applicability and workability in helping people to help themselves. Most of the researches in this area are more theoretical than the practical nature of the actual extension practice. The general aim of the paper is to identify the emerging trends and how these trends pose additional challenges to extension research and practice. Two major research approaches, Participatory Action Research in Extension (PARE) and Community Based Research (CBR) were found to be encouraging community members to make good decisions on what they feel is better for their lives. This implies that the methods are very useful, relevant and can considerably increase the community effectiveness with enduring by the researchers’ to employ them despite their long-time requirements
关键词：extension education; trends; challenges.