Agricultural Education for Development in the Arab Countries. This item is unavailable.Agricultural Education for Development in the Arab Countries

Agricultural development is an important economic engine for development in the Arab countries in North Africa and the Middle East. An essential factor to accelerate agricultural development in these countries is a well-educated and trained agricultural workforce. However, the areas of secondary school, community college, and university agricultural education have lacked attention and resources for many years. Curriculum development, instructional enhancement, practical training, and career advancement are central to agricultural education development, technology utilization, and natural resource management. The engagement of educators, administrators, business and community leaders, and policymakers ensures that the graduates of all levels of agricultural education are well prepared for the jobs of today and tomorrow. Agricultural Education for Development in the Arab Countries provides essential knowledge to enhance all elements of agricultural secondary, post-secondary, and university education programs to effectively prepare students for successful careers in global agriculture, multi-national food supply chains, and natural resource management. Covering topics such as higher education, workforce skills, and agribusiness, this reference work is ideal for agriculturists, industry professionals, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Mohamed M. Samy earned his doctorate in International Agricultural Development at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Samy is an academic and administrator with over 30 years of experience designing and managing educational and institutional capacity-building projects and higher education and technical agricultural training programs in the United States, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Egypt. Dr. Samy served as the Chief of Party for two leading educational and agricultural development projects for the United States Agency for International Development in Egypt with a total budget of US$ 20 million. He directed the University of Illinois and the Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities’ efforts to support six Egyptian universities and the Ministries of Education and Agriculture in modernizing educational programs and implementing effective technical training that prepared thousands of students for careers in global agriculture. Dr. Samy previously served as coordinator for the University of Illinois project “Increasing Farm Income through the Production of Value-Added Products. He worked with Illinois producers to increase their income.(72229948-7ef2-4e63-a254-aacc97d87c82)

R. Kirby Barrick earned the Ph.D. in Agricultural Education from Ohio State University and joined the faculty where he taught courses in teaching and learning. He was awarded the OSU Distinguished Teaching Award, the Gamma Sigma Delta Teaching Award, and the NACTA Distinguished Educator Award. His research interests include teaching and learning theory and practice in domestic and international settings. He has authored/presented more than 275 articles, papers, posters and workshops, and served as principal investigator for more than $8 million in grants. He is a Fellow in the AAAE and is a Fulbright Senior Specialist. Barrick was a department chair Ohio State, Associate Dean for Academic Programs at the University of Illinois, and Dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Florida. He has taught graduate-level courses in teacher education, instructional design, and university governance, and conducted professional development activities for practicing educators. He has worked extensively in Egypt, conducting teaching and learning and curriculum development workshops for university and technical school faculty.