Programme Planning, Implementation and Evalution

PROGRAMME PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION 2(1+1)

Lesson 2 : Extension Programme

Characteristics of a good Extension Programme

The figure illustrates the characteristics of a good programme (Fig. 2.3).

A good programme should have the following characteristics:

1. The written programme should be suitable for use by the staff, planning groups and other individuals or groups concerned with the programme.
2. It should state the primary facts that clearly reveal the situation on major subjects or problem areas.
3. It should clearly state the important problems or needs identified by the staff and people in the programming process.
4. It should state both long term and short term objectives for the problems that is to be focused on in programme execution over a period of time.
5. Objectives of the programme be stated in a form that
1. It clearly reveals the kind of new condition or situation.
2. Is meaningful to the staff and the people.
3. Serve as a useful guide to programme execution.
6. It should include the summary of the long-term programme prepared in a form suitable for public distribution.
7. It should be used as a basis for developing an annual plan for work.
8. It should specify the subject-matter related to each objective that is highly significant to the people, socially or economically or both.
9. It should be circulated by appropriate means so that the general public can understand its nature and objectives.

Characteristics of a good Extension Programme