NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -The word ‘extension’ came to be used originally in USA during 1914 which means “a branch of a university for students who cannot attend the university proper". In other words, the word extension signifies an out of school system of education . Education is an integral part of extension.

Detailed explanation-2: -The term “extension” The use of the word “extension” derives from an educational development in England during the second half of the nineteenth century.

Detailed explanation-3: -J. P. Leagans of USA is known as the father of extension, whereas Dr. K. N. Singh is known as father of Extension in the Indian context. The teaching of extension education at undergraduate level started in the year 1950 at the College of Agriculture, Calcutta University.