READING MATERIAL
FUNDAMENTALS OF RURAL SOCIOLOGY AND
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
COURSE NO: AEXT 291, B.Sc. (Ag.) II YEAR
PREPARED BY
Dr. S.V.PRASAD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND HEAD
DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION EDUCATION
S.V.AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
TIRUPATI-517502
ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
, ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
COURSE OUTLINE
1. Course No. : AEXT 291
2. Course Title : Fundamentals of Rural Sociology and Educational
Psychology
3. Credit Hours : 2(1+1)
4. General Objectives : To impart knowledge to the students on sociological and
psychological aspects of rural people and to acquaint with
some important features of rural society
5. Specific Objectives
a) Theory
By the end of course, students will be able to
i. Understand concept of rural sociology, its importance in agricultural extension,
characteristics of Indian rural society
ii. Understand social groups, social stratification, culture, social values, social control
and attitudes, leadership and training
iii. Understand concept of educational psychology, intelligence, personality,
perceptions, emotions, frustration, motivation, teaching and learning
b) Practical
By the end of practical exercises, students will, be able to
i. Acquaint with characteristics of rural society, village institutions and social
organizations
ii. Select lay leaders and train them
iii. Assess personality types, leadership types and emotions of human beings
iv. Create a training situation under village conditions
A) Theory Lecture Outlines
1. Sociology and rural sociology, extension education, agricultural extension - meaning
and definitions
2. Importance of rural sociology in agricultural extension and their interrelationship
3. Characteristics of Indian, rural society - differences and relationships between rural
and urban societies
4. Social group(s) - classification - formation and organization of groups role of social
groups in agricultural extension
5. Social stratification - meaning - forms - class system and caste system
6. Culture and different cultural concepts and. their role in agricultural extension
7. Social values, social control and attitudes types and their role in agricultural
extension
, 10. Psychology and educational psychology - meaning - scope and importance
11. Intelligence - meaning - types - factors and importance in agricultural extension
12. Personality - meaning - types - factors and importance in agricultural extension
13. Perception, emotions and frustration - meaning - types - factors and importance in
agricultural extension ,
14. Motivation - meaning - types of motives - theories of motivation importance of
motivation in agricultural extension
15. Teaching, learning, learning experience and learning situation - meaning and
definition -elements of learning situation and its characteristics
16. Principles of :learning and their implications in teaching - steps in extension
teaching,
B) Practical Class Outlines
1. Visit to a village to study the characteristics of rural society
2. Visit to village institutions - school or cooperative society or gram Panchayat
3. Visit to social organizations - youth club or milk cooperative centre or Water Users
Association
4. Visit to a village to conduct the selection of a lay leader based on sociogram
technique
5. Visit to a village to identify different social groups to which the farmers are
associated
6. Visit to a village to list out the taboos, folkways, rituals and social values in the
village
7. Administering psychological tests by students to assess level of intelligence of
human beings
8. Administering psychological tests by students to assess the personality types of
human beings
9. Conducting role play technique by the students to exhibit different leadership styles
10. Simulated exercises to exercise positive and negative emotions of farmers in village
11. Simulated exercises to reveal the positive and negative emotions of the students in
real life situation
12. Simulated exercises on identification of positive and negative emotions and
emotionally balanced behaviour
13. Nature of learners behaviour in motivation
14. Creating a learning situation under village conditions for a specific teaching activity
15. Training need assessment of farmers of a village
16. Visit to a village for conducting a training programme
, References
Adivi Reddy, A. 2001. Extension Education. Sri Lakshmi Press, Bapatla.
Chitamber, J.B. 1997. Introductory Rural Sociology. Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi.
Daivadeenam, P. 2002. Educational Psychology in Agriculture. Agrotech Publishing
Academy, Udaipur.
Mangal, S.K. 2000. Educational Psychology. Prakash Brothers, Ludhiana.
Ray, G.L. 2006. Extension Communication and Management. Naya Prakashan, Kolkata.
Vidyabhushan and Sach Dev, D.R. 1998. An Introduction to Sociology. Kitab Mahal
Agencies, Allahabad.
FUNDAMENTALS OF RURAL SOCIOLOGY AND
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
COURSE NO: AEXT 291, B.Sc. (Ag.) II YEAR
PREPARED BY
Dr. S.V.PRASAD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND HEAD
DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION EDUCATION
S.V.AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
TIRUPATI-517502
ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
, ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
COURSE OUTLINE
1. Course No. : AEXT 291
2. Course Title : Fundamentals of Rural Sociology and Educational
Psychology
3. Credit Hours : 2(1+1)
4. General Objectives : To impart knowledge to the students on sociological and
psychological aspects of rural people and to acquaint with
some important features of rural society
5. Specific Objectives
a) Theory
By the end of course, students will be able to
i. Understand concept of rural sociology, its importance in agricultural extension,
characteristics of Indian rural society
ii. Understand social groups, social stratification, culture, social values, social control
and attitudes, leadership and training
iii. Understand concept of educational psychology, intelligence, personality,
perceptions, emotions, frustration, motivation, teaching and learning
b) Practical
By the end of practical exercises, students will, be able to
i. Acquaint with characteristics of rural society, village institutions and social
organizations
ii. Select lay leaders and train them
iii. Assess personality types, leadership types and emotions of human beings
iv. Create a training situation under village conditions
A) Theory Lecture Outlines
1. Sociology and rural sociology, extension education, agricultural extension - meaning
and definitions
2. Importance of rural sociology in agricultural extension and their interrelationship
3. Characteristics of Indian, rural society - differences and relationships between rural
and urban societies
4. Social group(s) - classification - formation and organization of groups role of social
groups in agricultural extension
5. Social stratification - meaning - forms - class system and caste system
6. Culture and different cultural concepts and. their role in agricultural extension
7. Social values, social control and attitudes types and their role in agricultural
extension
, 10. Psychology and educational psychology - meaning - scope and importance
11. Intelligence - meaning - types - factors and importance in agricultural extension
12. Personality - meaning - types - factors and importance in agricultural extension
13. Perception, emotions and frustration - meaning - types - factors and importance in
agricultural extension ,
14. Motivation - meaning - types of motives - theories of motivation importance of
motivation in agricultural extension
15. Teaching, learning, learning experience and learning situation - meaning and
definition -elements of learning situation and its characteristics
16. Principles of :learning and their implications in teaching - steps in extension
teaching,
B) Practical Class Outlines
1. Visit to a village to study the characteristics of rural society
2. Visit to village institutions - school or cooperative society or gram Panchayat
3. Visit to social organizations - youth club or milk cooperative centre or Water Users
Association
4. Visit to a village to conduct the selection of a lay leader based on sociogram
technique
5. Visit to a village to identify different social groups to which the farmers are
associated
6. Visit to a village to list out the taboos, folkways, rituals and social values in the
village
7. Administering psychological tests by students to assess level of intelligence of
human beings
8. Administering psychological tests by students to assess the personality types of
human beings
9. Conducting role play technique by the students to exhibit different leadership styles
10. Simulated exercises to exercise positive and negative emotions of farmers in village
11. Simulated exercises to reveal the positive and negative emotions of the students in
real life situation
12. Simulated exercises on identification of positive and negative emotions and
emotionally balanced behaviour
13. Nature of learners behaviour in motivation
14. Creating a learning situation under village conditions for a specific teaching activity
15. Training need assessment of farmers of a village
16. Visit to a village for conducting a training programme
, References
Adivi Reddy, A. 2001. Extension Education. Sri Lakshmi Press, Bapatla.
Chitamber, J.B. 1997. Introductory Rural Sociology. Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi.
Daivadeenam, P. 2002. Educational Psychology in Agriculture. Agrotech Publishing
Academy, Udaipur.
Mangal, S.K. 2000. Educational Psychology. Prakash Brothers, Ludhiana.
Ray, G.L. 2006. Extension Communication and Management. Naya Prakashan, Kolkata.
Vidyabhushan and Sach Dev, D.R. 1998. An Introduction to Sociology. Kitab Mahal
Agencies, Allahabad.
