History and Philosophy of Agricultural and Extension Education

Catalog description

History and Philosophy of Agricultural and Extension Education serves as a foundational core of graduate studies in Agricultural and Extension Education. The design of the course is to acquaint the student with a broad perspective of cultural and historical conditions that have shaped both education and agricultural education as we know it today. The primary purpose of this course is to explore the nature of selected philosophical concepts and philosophers and to evaluate their influence upon education and agricultural/extension education in the United States. In addition to philosophical influences, students will examine the historical events and governmental laws and policies that have evolved and developed our educational system of today.