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A. DEFINITIONS AND BACKGROUND OF EXTENSION ACTIVITIES . . 4

B. METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN EVALUATING EXTENSION PROGRAMS 12

C. POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN EXTENSION SYSTEMS . . . . .. 21
 1. Urban Control . . . . . . . ... . 21
 2. Rural Elites . . . . . . . .... ... .. .22
 3. Bureaucratic Interests . . . . . . .... .27

D. ISSUES IN IMPROVING EXTENSION SERVICES . . . . .. 29
 1. Centralized Management . . . . . . .... .31
 2. Decentralization . . . . . . . .... . 40
 3. Modes of Communication . . . . . . .... .45
 4. Sources of Extension Information . . . . .... .49

E. GROUP ORGANIZATION . . . . . . . . ... . 62

F. CONCLUSION . . . . . . . ... .. .. .77