PARTICIPATORY ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

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Best practices in istitutional partnership,
peer learning and networking

Editors
Tim L. Wentling
Ronny Aadhikarya
Chye-Hean Teoh

Prepared under the guidance and sponsorship of the
Extension, Education and Communication Service,
Research, Extension and Training Division

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, 2001


Contents

FOREWORD

PREFACE

SECTION I
Process and strategies for participatory environment education through agricultural training

Chapter 1
Strategic integration of environment education into agriculture training: institutional partnerships, peer learning and networking

Dr Ronny Adhikarya

Chapter 2
Process and methods of EET in the agricultural sector: a systematic approach to collaborative curriculum development and training implementation

Dr Chye-Hean Teoh

SECTION II
Participatory environment education and training: results and lessons learned from country experiences

Chapter 3
Mainstreaming and institutionalization of environment education into agricultural extension training programmes in Indonesia

Dr Soedradjat Martaamidjaja

Ms Mariam Rikhana

Chapter 4
University partnerships with in-service training institutions in promoting environment education through agricultural training in Malaysia

Dr Sulaiman M. Yassin

Chapter 5
Incorporating environment education through training NGOs' rural outreach workers in the Philippines

Mr Efren Oro

Chapter 6
Multi-agency collaborations in developing EET programmes and materials in the Philippines

Dr Alfredo B. de Torres

Chapter 7
Policy advocacy for EET of agricultural and rural development planners and local leaders in China

Dr Xiaoyun Li

Ms Zhibin Lin

Ms Yihuan Wang

Ms Libin Wang

Chapter 8
Developing environment education programmes through farmers' training and distance learning approaches in China

Mr Jianhua Chen

Assoc Prof Chongping Huang

Chapter 9
Integrating environment education into in-service training of agricultural extension workers in Bangladesh

D. Abdul Halim

Chapter 10
Development of modules for agricultural extension trainers and workers in Thailand

Mr Thitirong Rungrawd

SECTION III
Reflections on the EET endeavour: best practices and future challenges

Chapter 11
The role of communication networks in environment education and training activities

Dr Arvind Singhal

Mr Krishna P. Kandath

Chapter 12
A qualitative assessment of the EET programme: an educator's perspective

Dr Tim L. Wentling

Chapter 13
Mainstreaming environment education into agricultural extension and training programmes: best practices and lessons learned

Dr Ronny Adhikarya*

About the editors