Third mission

ACTIVE ‘EXTENSION’ BY HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS : HOPE TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY

by Pradeep Dwivedi

Paper presented at NATIONAL SEMINAR ON FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE organised by UPRT Open University, Allahabad, UP, India, 9-10 Feb. 2012

All successful moves to more sustainable agriculture have in common coordinated action by groups or communities at the... more All successful moves to more sustainable agriculture have in common coordinated action by groups or communities at the local level (Pretty, 1995). But the problem is that platforms for resource use negotiation generally do not exist, and so need to be created and facilitated (Brinkman, 1994). Similarly, extension services by different universities/ higher education institutes and government / non- government organizations (NGOs) must have a common platform for effective delivery of non- formal education bringing behavioural changes desireable for participation in sustainable agriculture initiatives. Dwivedi (2008) suggested multi-ministerial approach by establishing an apex body to coordinate wide range of extension services and formulating Right to Extension Education (Act) to ensure efficient community engagement at different level of knowledge sharing by different stakeholders.

THIRD MISSION OF UNIVERSITIES: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EXTENSION EDUCATION

by Pradeep Dwivedi

Published in UNIVERSITY NEWS 48 (49), NOV.29- DEC.5 2011

Co-authored with:

A.K. Rai
Principal
BRDPG College,
Deoria, UP, Pin code- 274001, India



Archana Kumari
Programme coordinator
TREx: Teaching, Research & Extension Watch
T- 1249-50, mangolpuri
New Delhi

The untapped energy of universities and other institutions of higher education to address regional issues seem... more The untapped energy of universities and other institutions of higher education to address regional issues seem endless. Policy-makers and analysts alike have begun to pay more attention to the ways in which university-based capabilities and activities can contribute to social and economic development. (Gassler et al. 2001). Since their inception, although universities have contributed directly and indirectly too much of the decision-making in wider society, this function has not been ‘core’ to their mission in the same way as the first two streams of university activity – research and teaching.

Third Mission Indicators for New Ranking Methodologies

by Attila Pausits

Defining and Measuring Entrepreneurial Universities: A Study in Iranian context using Importance-Performance Analysis and TOPSIS Technique

by Aidin Salamzadeh