Learn Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology with Rahul
About Course
Dive into the heart of rural development and human behavior in this dual-focused course. Designed for B.Sc. Agriculture students, this module explores the fundamentals of rural sociology, including rural institutions, social change, and development dynamics, alongside the psychological principles that govern learning, motivation, and education.
Perfectly aligned with the IAAS Tribhuvan University 2025 syllabus, the course helps students understand rural society and apply educational psychology to agriculture extension and communication.
Course Content
Rural Sociology: Meaning, Nature, Scope and Relationship, Importance in Nepalese Context and Relationship with Agricultural Extension and Other Social Sciences
Social Values and Attitudes: Meaning, Definition, Types and Role of Social Values and Attitudes in Agricultural extension
Nepalese Rural Society
Rural Urban Continuum: Concept, Differences and Relationship Between Rural Urban Societies.
Social Groups: Meaning and Definition and Classification of Groups
Factors Considered in Formation and Organization of Groups, Stage of Group Formation, Role of Social Groups in Agricultural Extension
Social Process (Process of Social Interaction): Basic Concepts, Accommodation, Adjustment, Amalgamation, Cooperation, Consensus, Competition, Conflict and Integration
Conflict Stages, Conflict Intensity, Continuum and Conflict Management
Social Movement: Meaning and Causes of Social Movement, Early and Recent Theories and Types of Social Movement
Social Stratification: Meaning, Bases (Class, Caste, Age and Gender), Viewpoints on Stratification: Functional, Marx and Max Weber
Social Stratification and Inequality: Caste/ Ethnic and Regional Exclusion in Nepal
Rural-Social Institutions: Concept and Functions
Social Problems and Their Solution
Socialization: Meaning, Stages and Agents of Socialization
Overview of Theories of Socialization Self by Cooley, Mead and Freud
Social Change: Meaning and Factors of Social Change
Agricultural Technology and Rural Social Change
Social System: Meaning and Elements of Social System
Social Deviance and Social Control: Meaning, Types and Mechanism
Leadership Meaning, Classification, Function and Role of Local Farm Leader in Agricultural Develop
Education, Psychology, Educational Psychology, Social Psychology: Definitions and Importance in Agricultural Extension
Basic Principle of Human Behaviour; Sensation, Attention, Perception: Meaning and Characteristics. Basic Concept of Change in the Behaviour, Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes. Characteristics and Differences Between Formal, Non-Formal and Informal Education
Concept of Learning; Three Domains of Learning. Types of Learners, Theorist, Pragmatist, Reflectors and Activists. Learning Cycles: Conceptualization, Construction and The Dialogue
Learning Theories: Four Learning Theories and Thorndike’s Four Laws of Learning
Effective Teaching Learning Elements. Factors Affecting Effective Teaching Learning Situation
Basic Psychological Concepts: Intelligence, Personality, Motivation, Emotions, Attitudes and Social perception
Personality: Traits, Types and Measurement. Factors Influencing the Personality Motivation: Significance, Techniques; Perception: Determinants, Errors; Attitudes: Factors Influencing the Development of Attitudes
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