Fundamentals of Extension Education (1+1)

Principles of Programme Planning

1. Factual Situation
Data should be reliable and collected from villagers themselves and are aware of their own problems.
2. Level of the people
Programme should include maximum number of people through assigned responsibility, leadership and participation.
3. Comprehensiveness
Programme should be oriental to community groups; this will ensure greater participation of the people in the execution of the programme.
4. Educational
It should be educational directed towards encourage people to solve their own problems. Individuals and collectively.
5. Democratic Approach
Programme should be grown on the lines of democrat principles with participation of all the members of the group.
6. Organisation
Village organisation should be used as tolls to accomplish the osectives.
7. Voluntary leadership
Maximum use of voluntary leadership in the process of both planning and execution of the programme.
8. Flexibility: Planning should be flexible and it must have definite
Objective of the programme each objective should be significant and economical to the people. It should be flexible to meet long & short time needs.
9. Recognition of needs
The programme should go for solutions which meet recognised needs.
10. Objectives
Should be clearly defined at the levels in terms of people will understand.
11. Evaluation
A good programme provides for evaluation of results.
12. Well trained personnel:
Programmes should be carried on the well trained personnel and effectively supervised.
13. Achievable
The programme should be achievable considering such factors as personnel, cost, time, facilities.
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