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Reform of Rural Development Acts (농촌 진흥법 개정)

  • Yoon, Yeo-Hak
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.165-189
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    • 1994

  • Extension service in Korean has radical institutional changes since Febuary, 1991. In new code of local government rules the county extension office is a pact of the local government and extension service is committed to local government. This is resulted from the dillema of coral development`s acts.

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Paradigm Shift for the 21st Century of Knowledge Information Era and Measures for Activating Agricultural Extension Services (21 세기 지식정보화시대 패러다임 전환과 농촌지도사업 활력화 방안)

  • Kim, Jin-Goon;Park, Sung-Joon
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.279-288
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    • 2000

  • Agricultural extension services in Korea are faced with increasing demands for more efficient production and managerial technology according to globalization and free trade system. At the same time, three steps of organizational restructuring in 1998 and 1999 resulted in decreased number of organization and manpower, thus, resulting confusion in implementing extension services. To cope with the international and national challenges, Korean agricultural extension services should try paradigm shift including the followings; 1. To establish identity of agricultural extension services in Korea through making laws and regulations in terms of concept, roles, principles. implementation and methods. 2. To implement vitalizations plan through enhancement of national extension service such as food production. raising local specialty products for domestic consumption and producing strategic agricultural products for export. expanding capability of rural women, increasing opportunity for management consultation, supporting digital technology information, and promoting morale and capability of extension educators. 3. To reform agricultural extension system through adjusting the functions of extension service of the Rural Development Administration, regionalizing city and county extension center to provincial level, and changing the status of directors of extension centers from city /county to national government.

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Extension Specialist's Role and Capacity of Knowledge Management (지식경영을 위한 농촌지도요원의 역할과 역량)

  • Jolh, Rok-Hwan
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.385-400
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    • 2006

  • The study aims to explore the rural extension specialist's role and capacity of knowledge management (KM) extension service in the knowledge based society. According to major findings through previous study and literature review, the followings were concluded. Rural extension educator's role and ability of knowledge management composed four processes by the stage of knowledge process: knowledge creation-knowledge storage-knowledge utilization-knowledge share. As a adoption of the knowledge management in rural extension service, at the knowledge creation the rural extension educator's role of KM are four roles which needed fourteen abilities to carry out them successfully. For at the knowledge storage the rural extension educator's role of KM are eight roles which needed eight abilities to carry out them successfully. For at the knowledge utilization the rural extension educator's role of KM are eight roles which needed ten abilities to carry out them successfully. Lastly for at the knowledge sharing the rural extension educator's role of KM are nine roles which needed 8 abilities to carry out them successfully.

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A Study on the Agricultural Research and Extension Systems in the USA, Japan, & the Netherlands (미국, 일본, 네덜란드의 농업연구와 지도체계 고찰)

  • Kim, Sung-Soo;Kim, Jin-Mo;Ju, Dae-Jin
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.655-684
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    • 2010

  • The objectives of this study were to review on the characteristics of the Agricultural Research-Extension Systems in the USA, Japan, and the Netherlands, and to draw up its implications on Korean agricultural extension system. This study was conducted by literature reviews. Based on the reviews, the following implications and recommendations should be considered at national and local level for improvement of agricultural extension system in Korea; (1) a systemic approach on the linkages of agricultural research, extension, and farmer education, (2) strengthening on-farm utilization of newly developed agricultural technology so as to promote agricultural research and development, (3) strategic partnership with agricultural administration, (4) close networking with stake-holders, (5) setting up the flexible organizational structure for carry out agricultural extension programs, (6) integration of agricultural extension service domain, (7) introduce a IPM(integrated performance management) system, (8) establish a long-term super-vision and strategic management, (9) setting up the customer-centered extension system.

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Communication Strategies for Agricultural Technology Center in the Digital Age (디지털시대의 농업기술센터의 커뮤니케이션 전략)

  • Lee, Chae-Shik;Suh, Gyu-Sun
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.295-306
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    • 2000

  • The objectives of this paper were to review the difference between the analog and digital age, and to suggest new communication strategies for Agricultural Extension Service Centers in the digital age. Literature review and discussion on the information age and its supporting technologies, such as the Internet and other digital tools, has enabled communication to occur during time periods and in locations based upon individual needs. With increasing number of internet subscribers using email and the world wide web, the internet is now considered a new mass media for communication, and may soon consider such electronic connectivity as essential in agricultural extension services. Communication strategies in the future should recognize and adapt to the changing needs farmers and extension educators in the information age. Utilization of internet technology and digital tools in communication may attract and retain farmers and extension educators in the future, thus. some of new strategies for communication in agricultural extension services should include the following; 1) traditional linear model should be change into interactive model in communication. 2) Agricultural extension service should include creative role with diffusion process. 3) Agricultural extension service should establish new receiver paradigm and form new partnership with farmer.

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