Competencies for Rural Development Professionals in the Era of HIV/AIDS

Autor/inn/en	Brinkman, Dine; Westendorp, Annemarie M. B.; Wals, Arjen E. J.; Mulder, Martin
Titel	Competencies for Rural Development Professionals in the Era of HIV/AIDS
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative Education, 37 (2007) 4, S.493-511 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Rural Development; Professional Personnel; Rural Areas; Competence; Interviews; Questionnaires; Professional Training; Focus Groups; Rural Extension; Agricultural Occupations; Professional Development; Ethiopia; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Rural environment; Development; Ländliches Milieu; Entwicklung; Personalbestand; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Kompetenz; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Berufliche Fachbildung; Berufliche Fortbildung; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Äthiopien; Kenia; Tansania; Sambia
Abstract	The impact of HIV/AIDS on food security and rural livelihoods is still insufficiently understood. It is evident, however, that rural development professionals need to respond to the changes that have taken place in rural areas due to the pandemic. This article explores competencies that they need in order to deal with the complex HIV/AIDS issues related to their work with farming families. Initially 45 rural development professionals from developing countries in the southern hemisphere were interviewed about these competencies, using case stories and questionnaires. Subsequently, 34 individual in-depth interviews were conducted with rural development professionals from East Africa and Zambian government officials. A focus group discussion with 15 Zambian agricultural extension workers completed the empirical part of the research. The study reveals that there is an urgent need to complement the technical competencies of rural development professionals with more social competencies, such as counselling and communication, lobbying and networking. Recommendations are formulated for competence development of rural development professionals who have to deal with the consequences of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in rural areas. (Contains 3 figures and 4 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10