Master Farmer: Teaching Small Farmers Management

ISBN-13: 9780367006341 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 224 str.

Bruce M. Lansdale

Opis

In this book, Bruce Lansdale, director of the American Farm School in Thessaloniki, Greece—a hands-on educational institution for Greek villagers—provides an eloquent analysis of the training of so-called master farmers, who combine practical and theoretical knowledge of agriculture. 

Widoczna okładka, to zdjęcie poglądowe, a rzeczywista szata graficzna może różnić się od prezentowanej. Nie gwarantujemy zgodności okładki z prezentowanym zdjęciem.

Spis treści

Preface -- Managing the Training -- Training Master Farmers -- A Society in Transition -- The Farm School Model -- Dynamic Training Centers -- Training the Managers -- The Planning Process -- Organize the Organizers -- The Languages of Leadership -- Maintaining Control -- Adjusting for Flexibility -- Heads, Hands, and Hearts -- The Role of Knowledge -- Teaching Competencies -- Changing Attitudes -- Problem Solving -- Building Self-esteem -- Metamorphosis -- Appendix A -- Appendix B

O autorze

Bruce M. Lansdale has spent thirty-seven years working in Greece for the American Farm School; he assumed the directorship in 1955. Under his guidance the school has continued its tradition of introducing innovative agricultural technology and supporting rural community development efforts.