Institution Building in Agricultural Education at the University of the South Pacific [microform] / Harold R. Cushman
- Bib ID:
- 5486234
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Cushman, Harold R
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1986
- 39 p.
- Summary:
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Insights gained in starting a teacher education program in agriculture at the Alafua (Western Samoa) campus of the University of the South Pacific (USP) are shared by a Cornell University faculty member who served as a technical assistant. The activity was part of the South Pacific Regional Agricultural Development Project, which was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. In addition to some vignettes covering the experience, the historical background of USP and the agricultural development project are traced. A summary is presented of progress in achieving the following program objectives between 1982 and 1986: further develop the curriculum for the Advanced Certificate in Teaching Agriculture (ACTA) Program; organize and conduct the agricultural education courses offered in the ACTA program; prepare instructional materials for use in vocational agricultural classes at public/private secondary schools; offer inservice training for employed agriculture teachers; implement staff development plans; and train instructors to teach technical staff of public/private agencies in the region. Suggestions for administrators and recommendations for future teacher education efforts are offered. Appendixes include an article by Cushman titled "Who Should We Send on Overseas Assignments" and a list of articles published in the "South Pacific Ag Teacher." (SW)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: Agency for International Development (Dept. of State), Washington, DC.
- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of International Agricultural Education (Chevy Chase, MD, April 24-26, 1987).
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Agricultural Education
- Cooperative Programs
- Curriculum Development
- Faculty Development
- Foreign Countries
- Higher Education
- Inservice Teacher Education
- Instructional Materials
- International Educational Exchange
- Program Development
- Regional Cooperation
- Teacher Education
- Technical Assistance
- University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
- Other authors/contributors:
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- ERIC
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- Publication date:
- 1986
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