Extension as a Field – Service, Discipline, Profession

Extension can be considered as a:

Correct Answer: All the above

Extension can be considered as a Service (providing help to rural people), a Discipline (a body of knowledge), and a Profession (career for extension workers). It encompasses all three dimensions.

Two Levels of Extension

• Extension Education: The academic/educational component — studying principles, methods, and theories of extension
• Extension Services: The practical/field component — actual delivery of information and assistance to farmers

Extension Worker's Role

• An extension worker is a Friend, Philosopher, and Guide to farmers
• An extension worker is a Professional leader (not a lay, voluntary, or local leader)
• The best method of selection of a leader: Sociometry