Some implications of the sociological research on diffusion and adoption of farm practices and their application to extension education

Author

Krishna A. Jalihal

Date of Award

8-1960

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Agricultural Extension

Major Professor

Robert S. Dotson

Committee Members

Lewis H. Dickson, Charles L. Cleland, Frank F. Bell

Abstract

The present study was made for the purpose of considering possible solutions to the above stated problem. The main purposes of this investigation, then, were:

1. To summarize and analyze the results of research work on diffusion and adoption of new farm practices according to a generally accepted classification scheme.

2. To identify and consider the implications of these results for extension education.

3. To make suggestions for application of such implications to the Community Development Program of India.

Recommended Citation

Jalihal, Krishna A., "Some implications of the sociological research on diffusion and adoption of farm practices and their application to extension education. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1960.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/8890