AEE 501
Foundations of
Agricultural and Extension Education
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Class 9
Philosophical
Foundations of Agricultural and Extension Education
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Introduction: |
To the uninformed, agricultural and extension education is an unknown. The average person doesn't know much about the field, little alone the philosophy undergriding the field. There is a strong philosophical underpinning for agricultural and extension education. As professionals in the field, you should be aware of the philosophical beliefs that support agricultural and extension education. When you finish this lesson you should be able to hold your own with anyone in a discussion of the philosophy of education in general or agricultural and extension education more specifically. |
Lesson Objectives:
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At the completion
of
the lesson you should be able to:  Describe the
major fields of study in philosophy. Identify and
describe five of the major philosophies employed in education. Identify
the leaders of philosophical thought. |
Learning Activities:
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Take the Philosophical
Foundations of Agricultural and Extension Education pre-test
to
see how much you need to learn. Read Moore's article "A Philosophy
Primer
For Agricultural Educators" from the December, 1988 (Vol.61; Num.6)
issue
of The Agricultural Education Magazine. This is an article
you
definitely should learn and re-read before your masters or doctoral
examination. Read Smith's article "Philosophy
Diversions-Which
Road?" from the Journal of Extension, Winter 1991 (Vol. 29
no.
4). Read Strom's essay on "The
Role
of Philosophy in Education-for-Work" in the Journal of
Industrial Teacher
Education, Winter, 1996. 33(2), 77-82. Read Spurgeon and Moore's article "The
Educational Philosophies of Training and Development Professors,
Leaders and
Practioners" in the Journal of Technology Studies from the
Summer-Fall
1997 issue. You will need Adobe Acrobat to read this article. There is
a
chart in this article which presents a comparison of several adult
education
philosophies. View a PowerPoint Presentation on Philosophical
Foundations of Agricultural and Extension Education.
Download
the PowerPoint
presentation.
View brief vignettes of the historical
leaders
of Idealism:
View brief vignettes of the historical leaders
of Realism:
View brief vignettes of the historical leaders
of Pragmatism:
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Assignments:
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Complete worksheet
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