Community Development and Extension Education Training in Support of NORRIP Implementation.

This report proposes a training framework for community development and extension education in support of Integrated Rural Development Programmes in the Northern Region of Ghana. The first chapter clarifies the basic concepts of the Northern Region Rural Integrated Programme (NORRIP) and discusses the role of community development and extension education in NORRIP. Chapter 2 defines the learning needs of four client groups: (1) village level workers of integrated rural development agencies; (2) middle level and supervisory personnel; (3) senior management and policy level staff; and (4) village leaders. Chapters 3 and 4 present a framework for training all rural development agents in community organization and extension education methods. The training is presented as a continuum including pre-service training, induction training, and in-service training. Topics include effective use of informal training situations, preparation of training manuals and technical bulletins, and evaluation of training. The final chapter defines the role of NORRIP's Section on Community Development and Adult Education in the areas of planning, training, social animation, and evaluation and monitoring of the training programs. Appendices contain suggested curricula and course outlines for the training programs. (JHZ)