农业推广硕士培养质量的探讨

ON A FEW IMPORTANT LINKS IN THE CULTIVATION OF MASTERS OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION (MAE)

农业推广硕士是我国新设置的农业教育领域的专业学位之一,其培养质量的控制与全日制研究生相比具有许多新特点。课程学习是建构农业推广硕士具有相对整体性、合理性知识结构的主要环节;学位论文选题报告的公开论证是保证学位论文质量的关键;开展社会实习考察活动是实现农业推广硕士理论联系实际、实践应用的强化过程;重视论文答辩环节,是把好学位论文质量的最后关口。

MAE (Masters of Agricultural Extension) is a new type of degree offered in the field of agricultural education in China. Based on their own experience in the course of cultivating MAE, the authors discuss and analyze 4 key links to ensure a good educational quality of the trainees, i.e. course study, open review of the subject chosen, practice and field survey outside the university, and dissertation defense. The issues to be paid attention to in each link are outlined.