Cooperative Extension: A Historical Assessment

Authors

Robert A. Carlson, University of Saskatchewan

Volume

8

Issue

3

Abstract

Carlson has made a historical assessment of the Extension Service and determined that the early purposes of the organization were to increase agricultural production and maintain a rural way of life. But, Carlson concludes that Cooperative Extension has been unable to fulfill both goals, that indeed increasing agricultural production has led to the liquidation of a rural way of life and the development of corporate farms. The author uses the Congressional Record and other historical facts to support his conclusions.

Recommended Citation

Carlson, R. A. (1970). Cooperative Extension: A Historical Assessment. The Journal of Extension, 8(3), Article 6. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol8/iss3/6