Examining What Should Be the Role of an Internationalized Land Grant Extension System

The purpose of the study was to identify the characteristics that will describe an internationalized state extension system. The study used a modified Delphi technique to explore and describe the characteristics of an internationalized state extension system. By consensus of the Delphi Panel, five critical elements were identified. Extension systems can use these as criteria to make initial assessments on the level of internationalization present

An Assessment of the Impact of Internship Programs in the Agricultural Technical Schools of Egypt as Perceived by Participants Groups

Experiential learning including student internships has been central to instructional programs in agriculture for decades. If the Agricultural Technical Schools of Egypt are to prepare students for successful careers and to enhance the agricultural economy, teachers must be well-prepared to use this teaching technique. Further, all stakeholders, including students, teachers, parents, headmasters and agribusiness owners, must recognize the importance and impact that implementing a student internship program could have. In this study, all groups identified important contributions to student learning and growth as a result of student participation in the internship program. While several suggestions were posited to improve the program, all agreed that the schools, the communities, the agribusinesses and the students received valuable benefits. The program of student internships in Egypt could be adopted in other countries where the agricultural economy could be improved through a better prepared agricultural workforce

Graduate Education in Agricultural Communication: The Need and Role

Is there a meed for graduate studies in agricultural communication

A Model for Developing a Well-Prepared Agricultural Workforce in an International Setting

Abstract Agriculture is an important sector of the economy of Egypt and other North African and Middle Eastern countries. While a system of Agricultural Technical Schools (ATS) is in place i

Conversations about inclusion in an AIAEE Context: A Review of Radical Inclusion: What the Post-9/11 world should have taught us about leadership

Martin Dempsey, U.S. Army Ret. and Rubenstein Fellow at Duke University, and Ori Brafman, a Distinguished Teaching Fellow at UC Berkeley with research in distributed networks, have analyzed today’s leadership landscape. Popular press reviews of the 2017 book, Radical Inclusion, report broad implications for corporate leadership and organizational improvement. This review compares and contrasts Dempsey and Brafman’s leadership principles with implications and applications for international agricultural and extension education networks

A Model for Developing a Well-Prepared Agricultural Workforce in an International Setting

Abstract Agriculture is an important sector of the economy of Egypt and other North African and Middle Eastern countries. While a system of Agricultural Technical Schools (ATS) is in place i