Improving Agricultural Education : Concept and Methods
Contents: Preface. I. Education and agricultural education: 1. Indian philosophy of education: emerging challenges and contemporary issues/B. Mohan Kumar. 2. Agricultural higher education in India: a historical perspective/Milind Ahire, Birendra Kumar and Aparna Rajput. 3. New trends in agricultural education/V.P.S. Arora. 4. Higher agricultural education in India: Issues and challenges/B. Kumar. 5. ICT applications in agricultural Universities/Subir Ray. 6. Value added agricultural education: issues and strategies/Birendra Kumar and Renu Jethi. 7. Excellence in agricultural education: a case of Pantnagar/Birendra Kumar and Aparna Rajput. II. Educational technology: 8. Educational technology: concept/S.K. Kashyap and Birendra Kumar. 9. Educational technology in state agricultural universities: past, present and future/Birendra Kumar and S.K. Kashyap. 10. Education technology cell: concept and future outlook/S.K. Kashyap and Birendra Kumar. 11. Experiential learning in teaching/Neelam Bhardwaj and S.K. Kahsyap. 12. Agricultural education through distance learning/Birendra Kumar and Aparna Rajput. III. Improving University teaching: 13. Professionalizing teaching in agricultural Universities: need and strategy/Birendra Kumar. 14. Learning theories and their implications in teaching/Neelam Bhardwaj. 15. Skills in teaching/Birendra Kumar and S.K. Kashyap. 16. Methods of teaching/Birendra Kumar and S.K. Kashyap. 17. Use of teaching materials and aids/S.K. Kashyap and Birendra Kumar. 18. Games and exercises for enhanced learning/Shreena Keshwani and Richal Lohani. 19. Role play in method of teaching/Surya Rathore. 20. Teaching packages for improving quality of teaching/S.K. Kashyap and Birendra Kumar. IV. Good teaching practices: issues and experiences: 21. Application of total quality management in home science teaching/Manisha Gahlot and Neema Papnai. 22. Veterinary education in India: issues and strategies/R.J. Sharma. 23. Quality teaching of agronomy: a reflection/M.S. Pal. 24. Successful teaching of plant pathology/S.C. Saxena. 25. Experiences in teaching plant pathology/S.J. Kolte. V. Communication skills for effective teaching: 26. Creating motivation in class room: some tips/Birendra Kumar and S.K. Kashyap. 27. Personality development of teachers/S.K. Kashyap and Birendra Kumar. VI. Evaluation as a tool of teaching: 28. Evaluation in teaching learning process/Renu Jethi and Birendra Kumar. 29. Designing tests and evaluation approaches/A.K. Singh and Surya Rathore. 30. Training of teachers for qualitative improvement in teaching/Birendra Kumar and Renu Jethi. Bibliography.
The book Improving Agricultural Education: concept and Methods is unique text for academicians interested in agricultural education with chapters contributed by experienced teachers, administrators and policy makers to provide context and concerns of agricultural education, philosophical clarity, educational technology interventions and methodology, voices of practitioners, communication skills and personal growth, training of for faculty members and evaluation of teaching and learning. The book aims to fill gap for informed text on agricultural education in Indian context to feel the trends of change and emerging issues. Role of educational technology in improving the quality of agricultural education has been highlighted throughout the book. (jacket)
