Managing Dynamics of Power and Learning in Community Development: A Case Study of Iowan Farmers in Uganda

Autor/inn/en	Stephen, Lauer; Owusu, Francis Y.
Titel	Managing Dynamics of Power and Learning in Community Development: A Case Study of Iowan Farmers in Uganda
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 53 (2015) 3, (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Extension Education; Power Structure; Community Development; Extension Agents; Empowerment; Service Learning; Peer Teaching; International Programs; Agricultural Occupations; Agency Cooperation; Semi Structured Interviews; Grounded Theory; Cultural Differences; Cultural Awareness; Interpersonal Communication; Iowa; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Community; Development; Entwicklung; Service-Learning; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Kultureller Unterschied; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Interpersonale Kommunikation
Abstract	Extension professionals facilitate community development through the strategic manipulation of learning and power in peer-to-peer learning partnerships. We discuss the relationship between empowerment and power, highlight relevant literature on the difficulties power presents to learning and the efficacy of service learning tools to facilitate mutual learning and present original findings from our research on an international development partnership in which Extension professionals had partial success in creating opportunities for mutually empowering learning among farmers from Iowa and Uganda. We recommend that Extension professionals encourage learning across power gradients by providing opportunities for informal conversations and encouraging reflection by participants. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01