Is Conservation an Endangered Philosophy?
Our urban society's increasing ignorance of its need to obtain necessary goods and services from natural resources is accompanied by a predictable alienation from the underlying philosophy of natural resource management-conservation. The very idea of "use without abuse" for sustained yield of renewable natural resources is becoming increasingly foreign to an urban populace...
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Stand for Nothing-Fall for Anything
"An organization that stands for nothing, falls for anything," is a thought that comes to mind when I think of the need to update the philosophical base of the Extension System. Yes, I do agree. Extension needs to not only update its philosophical base, it needs to ensure that the philosophy, once updated and adapted by the system, truly acts as the foundation on which the organization and all of its activities are based.
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Diversity in Ideology and Practice
For those of you who'd like to explore this topic further, I'd refer you to Chapter One in the book Ethical Issues in Adult Education. Brockett says adult education is characterized by extreme diversity in ideology and practice. So is Extension education. In a field that is as action-oriented as adult education...it is easy to become so focused on pragmatic issues inherent in the day-to-day operation of a program that some of the broad questions confronting the larger field can easily become overlooked or relegated to secondary importance. Regardless of the specific setting in which one practices, it is vital that the adult educator not lose a grasp of his or her basic mission.
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