ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

The Role of Extension Programs in the Triadic Function of Education

Updated on September 25, 2014
University of the City of Manila Philippines College of Nursing Medical Mission in Naguilian, Pangasinan
University of the City of Manila Philippines College of Nursing Medical Mission in Naguilian, Pangasinan
University of the City of Manila Philippines College of Nursing Medical Mission in Naguilian, Pangasinan
University of the City of Manila Philippines College of Nursing Medical Mission in Naguilian, Pangasinan
University of the City of Manila Philippines College of Nursing Medical Mission in Naguilian, Pangasinan with Dean Nilo Capangpangan, RN,RM, MAN
University of the City of Manila Philippines College of Nursing Medical Mission in Naguilian, Pangasinan with Dean Nilo Capangpangan, RN,RM, MAN
University of the City of Manila Philippines College of Nursing Community Immersion Program 2010 Ternate, Cavite, Philippines
University of the City of Manila Philippines College of Nursing Community Immersion Program 2010 Ternate, Cavite, Philippines
University of the City of Manila Philippines College of Nursing Community Immersion Program 2010 Ternate, Cavite, Philippines
University of the City of Manila Philippines College of Nursing Community Immersion Program 2010 Ternate, Cavite, Philippines

For years, many of the extension program and projects of some colleges and universities were defined by Medical Missions and Relief Operations, thereby focusing on the dole-out system. This is most probably due to the reason that most, if not all of the faculty members and students alike do not have a common knowledge of what extension is.

Putting it simply, let me ask you these questions. Does your university offer non-degree courses? How about refresher or review classes? Seminars? Conferences? Continuing Education Programs? Research Results Demonstration Technological forums? Exhibits? A pool of expert services? If they do have, are the students, faculty and administrative staff, administration, alumni and university partner organizations and community, work hand in hand for these projects? And if they are involved, does these programs and projects geared towards the holistic development of the entity mentioned herein? The answers to these questions refer to the definition of Extension.

Efforts can be made to relaunch extension programs and training by coordinating with inter-college and university departments. Re-alignment of existing seminars and other related activities should be reviewed in lieu of the different elements of Extension work and programs. It should be noted that extension programs and activities is but one of the triadic function of education. The other two namely, research and education, go hand in hand with extension. All these three functions complement the other thus, helping a certain educational institution produce a holistic individual socially aware of the existent issues in society and intellectually equipped to help in providing sustainable solutions.

This is not to say that medical mission is not a good activity. It merely emphasize that such medical outreach programs can serve as springboard for better and more sustainable programs and projects to address the problems that were identified in the medical endeavor. The medical mission is also a good strategy to create a pool of professional individuals to tap for other resources, whether economic, physical, educational and human.

From the medical mission activities, individuals with leadership qualities can be identified which will later on serve as coordinating channel to reach more people within the area of the mission. The significance of tapping a community insider for leadership and group formation is to further help the community residents to identify with the person or group of persons assigned to form health or other community-related organizations within their community. The key is to help the community help themselves, not to give them what they need.

Extension programs and projects operate on the principle that an individual regardless of educational attainment and economic level has something to contribute to the community. It is up to the extension planner or coordinator to bring these individuals the realization that even the smallest and poorest entity of the community can help each and everyone in the community through sustainable development-oriented programs.

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)