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The adult-centered teaching strategies for the livestock System resilience with a variety of extension agent workloads’ demands: a case study of Thies and Diourbel Regions, Senegal

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dc.contributor.authorKane, Ousmaneen
dc.contributor.authorBadji, Alkalyen
dc.contributor.authorWestfall-Rudd, Donna M.en
dc.coverage.countrySenegalen
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-18T17:56:49Zen
dc.date.available2023-10-18T17:56:49Zen
dc.date.issued2023-01en
dc.date.updated2023-10-18T15:35:40Zen
dc.description.abstractSenegalese extension services play a crucial role in Senegalese agriculture which is still characterized as family and peasant-based. Extension agents provide technical support and information to breeders. Today, an adaptation to the use of natural resources is necessary because of the degradation of the agro-pastoral ecosystem, hence the need for innovative training and awareness-raising strategies. Therefore, the purpose was the enhancement of the teaching approaches implemented to local breeders in the context of climate change in the Diourbel and Thies regions. The researcher collected qualitative data, including document analysis and in-depth interviews with 12 extension agents. Findings included insight into the training experiences of extension agents in the context of climate change. Besides, the results showed that the program planning is effective and helped to design practical teaching content. In addition, the adult-centered teaching approach is a new concept for the participants. However, the findings demonstrated the need to improve knowledge in teaching and learning innovations for extension agents in natural resource conservations. In sum, they need program planning and continuing professional development programs to be efficient in diffusing the concept to change the mindset and behaviors of breeders.en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4314/ijbcs.v17i1.11en
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.orcidWestfall-Rudd, Donna [0000-0002-2401-4023]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/116499en
dc.identifier.volume17en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectInternational Extensionen
dc.subjectAdult Educationen
dc.titleThe adult-centered teaching strategies for the livestock System resilience with a variety of extension agent workloads’ demands: a case study of Thies and Diourbel Regions, Senegalen
dc.title.serialInternational Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciencesen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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