The End Of The Beginning And The Beginning Of The End: The Decline Of Public Agricultural Extension In Ontario

ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Carol Kline PhD, Associate Professor (Creator)
Institution
Appalachian State University (ASU )
Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/

Abstract: Canadian Extension has reached a critical point: the last 20 years have seen drastic reduction in governmental agricultural Extension services in Ontario. This article proposes that the breakdown of the Canadian Extension system has been the result of a variety of factors. The situation in Ontario suggests that Extension in the United States needs to recreate itself: it must address the changing profile of rural residents, shift program foci and delivery models, document and promote its benefits, redefine its contribution to the research system, (re)train Extension experts, use technology creatively, and maintain field staff to protects its role in rural development.

Additional Information

Publication
Milburn, L., Mulley, S., & Kline, C. (2010). "The End of the Beginning and the Beginning of the End: The Decline of Public Agricultural Extension in Ontario." Journal of Extension, December 2010. Volume 48, No. 6, Article # 6FEA7. Publisher version of record available at: https://joe.org/joe/2010december/a7.php
Language: English
Date: 2010
Keywords
Canada, Ontario, agricultural Extension, Cooperative Extension

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