communication in home science extension education

Mapping Communication within ‘Extension Education’:

Retrospect and Prospects

Mira K DesaiAssociate Professor,

University Department of Extension EducationSNDT Women’s University, Juhu Campus, Mumbai

Disciplinary Spaces

Home Science

Agricultural Extension

EXTENSION EDUCATION

COMMUNICATIONSocial Work

Rural Development

Home Science : A Discipline or Combination of

disciplines…?

• There are degrees with Arts as well as Science.• It is a professional course yet domesticated space!• ICSSR lists down 20 subjects-‘communication’ as

well as ‘journalism’ are listed separately. Home Science is not even named.

• University of Kashmir website has ‘Institute of Home Science’ and ‘Food science and technology’ listed as two separate Departments.

My Sources of Data

• Websites of Home Science departments, Institutions or Universities

• Personal Observational analysis of 17 years within PG Home Science space

• Secondary material about HSEE• ICAR and Public University teachers of

Extension Education

HSEE at Avinashiligam-Coimbatore

Source: http://www.avinuty.ac.in/hse.htm

Year Courses

1961 -1962 HS Extension – Elective

1969 - 70 M.Sc. HSEE

1978 - 1980 B.Sc. Rural Development / Sociology /

Economics

1978 - 79 M.Phil. and PhD

2006 - 2007 B.Sc. E&C

2007 - 2008 Rural Development and Sociology

2009 - 2010 Master of Social Work

1964, 1972, 1982

1961

1953

, 195

9, 1

984 1983, 1992

HSEEOriginyears

AcrossIndia

HSEE in NORTHERN IndiaLady Irwin College, University of Delhi (1964)

Development Communication and Extension

PG, PhD

http://www.ladyirwin.edu.in/dce.aspx

Institute of Home Science, University of Kashmir (1982)

Extension and Communication

PG, PhD

http://homescience.uok.edu.in/

Institute of Home Science, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University , Agra (1972)

Home Science Extension Education

UG, PG, PhD

http://www.dbrau.ac.in

HSEE in WESTERN IndiaDepartment of Extension and Communication, MS University, Vadodara (1953)

Extension and Communication

UG, PG, PhD

http://www.msubaroda.ac.in

Department of Extension Education, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai (1984)

Extension Education

PG www.sndt.ac.in

SVT College of Home Science,(Autonomous), Mumbai (1959/1977)

Mass Communication and Extension

UG, PGD

http://www.svt.edu.in

HSEE in EASTERN India

Department of Home Science, Berhampur University, Orrissa (1983)

Extension Communication and Rural Development

PG and PhD

http://www.bamu.nic.in/index.htm

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (1992)

Home Science Extension Education

UG, PG and PhD

http://www.aau.ac.in/fhsc/index.html

HSEE…..does not exist!!

• Calcutta University has Home Science department established in 1944 under Faculty Council for Post-Graduate studies in Fine Arts, Music and Home Science.

• Banasthali Vidyapith (http://www.banasthali.org) at Jaipur

• Shri Padmavati Mahila Vishvavidyalayam (http://www.spmvv.ac.in/HomeScience.php) at Tirupati

• Magadh University at Bodh Gaya in Bihar • Dibrugarh University in Assam

Evolution of HSEE……today

• Early beginning at MSU, SNDT, DU, Agra• Very new/diverse as a disciplinary space:

• SVT, Mumbai - “Mass Communication and Extension”

• Lady Irwin, Delhi- “DevCom and Extension”• Avinashiligm, Coimbatore- “Rural

Development, Sociology and Social Work”• Behrampur, Orrissa- “Extension Education

and Rural Development”

Extension Education

Social Sciences

Political science

Anthropology

EconomicsSociology

Social sciences

Earth sciences

Geologygeography

AestheticsPsychology

Mental sciences

Celestial sciences

AstronomyMeteorology

PhysiologyZoologyBotany

Biological sciences

Physics Chemistry Physical sciences

Disciplinary location of EE

Source: Dhama and Bhatnagar (1991:33)

Disciplinary Location of HSEE

Food Science and

Nutrition

Textiles and Clothing

Resource Management

Child/Human Development

HSEE

Retrospect

• Lack of visibility in spite of longer history than MCJ, Social Work or even DevCom

• Home Science is Home where HSEE is field based, doing well within ICAR but not in public universities

• Gendered nature of discipline as well as enrollment boundaries

• Nature of Teacher and Student traits

Prospects

• Mapping HSEE nationally and exploring curricular coverage across institutions

• Broadening the scope of HSEE to urban, linguistic, cultural aspects

• ICT4D, CSR, Sustainable development as newer paths within HSEE

• Use of low-cost, people-centric methods to enhance EE as space within HSEE

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