BEYOND HIGHER AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN THE ASEAN REGION: FROM ACADEMIC ISOLATION TO THE OUTREACH OF RURAL DWELLERS

• Main Authors: Silvia Mariana Medina Gomez, 麗雅
• Other Authors: Chou, Chuing Prudence
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/p75y64

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 國際研究英語碩士學位學程 (IMPIS) === 102 === The Association of South-East Asian Nations, although heterogeneous, is a community created in order to cultivate common goals that will strengthen the region to face a world that is getting more and more competitive by the day, and to improve its own capacities to reach a high economic, social and political development. Agriculture, is a vital part of the ASEAN economy, and is likely to remain so for the time being. That is why a change of higher agricultural education will play a critical role in the socio-economic development and stability of ASEAN. The researcher is particularly interested in enquiring if the changes that are taking place within the field of agriculture match the academic approaches of higher agricultural education. In doing so, a secondary approach has been utilized by examining existing agricultural policies, laws and agreements in the region, in combination of some existing programs within higher education institutions. In addition, an expert case study has been conducted to show case an in depth and practical analysis for this study. The study finds out that the current paradigm shift of higher agricultural education within ASEAN is not taking a uniform route, as it must spread to regional level, in order to reach development sustainability, economic growth and farmer empowerment.