Perceptions of Teacher Educators in Agriculture Relating to Agricultural and Rural Improvements in Developing Countries

I n s t i t u t i o n s o f h i g h e r l e a r n i n g i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s h a v e b e e n invo l ved i n i n te rna t i ona l ag r i cu l t u ra l ac t i v i t i es f o r decades . The p r i mary ob jec t i ve o f t he i r I nvo l vemen t has been to fos te r t he deve lopmen t o f a g r i c u l t u r e a n d i m p r o v e t h e c o n d i t i o n o f r u r a l l i f e i n d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s . Var ious ag r i cu l tu ra l p ro fess iona ls , i nc lud ing teacher educato rs i n ag r i cu l tu re , have been invo lved in ove rseas in te rna t iona l ac t i v i t i e s .