Agricultural education: Social science in the curricula

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Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsAM DunnA M Dunn (Tony) BRurSc NE, MAgrSc Melb - Tony is a Senior Lecturer in extension and agricultural systems at CSU. He has a long-standing interest in the pedagogy of agricultural education. He co-introduced the agricultural systems curricula in the current Agriculture degree course at CSU, and he served as course coordinator of the degree in 1996–97. As a farmer, teacher and researcher, Tony Dunn is close to rural industries. He has authored 10 papers, 28 conference papers and 3 book chapters. His undergraduate and postgraduate students use qualitative research and soft systems methodologies to investigate agricultural and rural social problems. His current research activities include an action research project with the community in the Coleambally Irrigation Area.EC WolfeProfessor E C (Ted) Wolfe, MScAgr Syd, PhD NE - Ted Wolfe recently retired from the Chair of Agriculture at Charles Sturt University and is currently Emeritus Professor. From 1990 to 1997, he was the Head, School of Agriculture. He then coordinated CSU’s Bachelor of Applied Science (Agriculture) course. In 2001, he chaired a review that produced a successful proposal to incorporate specialisations into that course. During a career as a research officer, research administrator and academic, Ted Wolfe has authored or co-authored 25 scientific journal articles, 3 book chapters and 30 refereed extension/conference articles on pasture and crop agronomy, research administration and agricultural education.