- Philosophy of extension education includes the principles or guidelines with which to shape the
- developmental programmes relating to that field.
- It provides to extension worker the basis for working out the programmes and the policies to be adopted in extension work.
- Extension philosophy is based on the hypothesis that rural people are intelligent in obtaining new
- information and at the same time have a keen desire to utilize this information for their individual and collective welfare.
- Extension has a philosophy of culture:
a. It respects culture of people. b. It brings about cultural change through development.
- Extension has a philosophy of social progress:
a. Its works is based on needs and desires of the people b. It helps people to adjust with them.
- Extension has the philosophy of education for all:
Disseminate useful knowledge to all people regardless of personal, social and economic characteristics.
- Extension has a philosophy concerning teaching:
a. It teaches by doing:
i) Hearing – doubtful ii) Seeing – possibly doubtful iii) Do – believe
- Extension has a philosophy of leadership:
a. Teaches, educates, and stimulates people through local leaders.
b. Utilizes assistance of voluntary leaders.
c. Locates, trains, and uses functional leaders.
- Extension has philosophy of local responsibility:
a. Encourages people to contribute increasingly in their own affairs.
b. Prepares suitable leaders to determine programmes and plans.
- Extension has philosophy about truth:
a. Sells only proven facts.
b. Realize that going beyond truth will lose people’s faith in extension.
c. Continuously seeks new truth as today’s whole truth may be tomorrow’s partial truth.
- Extension has philosophy of democracy:
a. Functions only with voluntary co-operation of the people.
b. Co-operation with the individuals, groups and institutions interested in common welfare.
c. Selects and solves the problems based on the felt needs through group action.
d. Democratic in organization.
- Extension has philosophy of a dignity of individual and his profession:
a. Believes that each individual is endowed certain unchallengeable rights.
b. Dignifies the farm, home and family.
c. Holds that changed man is more important than the changed practice.
- Extension personnel have philosophical characteristics:
a. Extension personnel have the right attitude, integrity, and high sense of service.
b. Extension personnel have deep faith that man does not alive with bread alone