Cooperative Learning in Extension of Participatory Agriculture
- DOI
- 10.2991/nfe-16.2017.32How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Cooperative learning; non-formal education participation method; change in attitude; increased revenue, agriculture extension
- Abstract
Cooperative learning or the learning of mutual cooperation is one method of learning is done by dividing the responsibility to work together on the task in achieving its objectives. Cooperative learning in formal learning activities is often implemented in study groups or lab, but in non-formal learning activities, especially agricultural extension has not been done, therefore it is necessary to study the implementation of cooperative learning in participatory agricultural extension. The method used is a qualitative approach, by taking purposively, research carried out in Pangalengan, West Java, Indonesia, in potato cultivation farmer groups. Conclusion of The study shows agricultural extension participatory process followed by cooperative learning method produces learning activities that fit their needs and fully followed by all participants of extension. The behaviors transformation after counseling showed 6 (54.54%) said it will produce revenue in the processing chips of potato. The improvement of potato chips is 69.74% in each production. Suggestions submitted to potato farming communities, namely potato chips processing technology to increase revenue, need further development to large-scale production processes with better technology.
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- © 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Nataliningsih Nataliningsih PY - 2017/01 DA - 2017/01 TI - Cooperative Learning in Extension of Participatory Agriculture BT - Proceedings of the 3rd NFE Conference on Lifelong Learning (NFE 2016) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 128 EP - 130 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/nfe-16.2017.32 DO - 10.2991/nfe-16.2017.32 ID - Nataliningsih2017/01 ER -