LA FACULTAD DE AGRONOMIA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA. En el marco de la Educación Universitaria.

Abstract

In this study are carry on an approach to the education activity and the evolution in the XX century, in the case of Venezuela, in order to review the historical process from the creation of the Venezuelan Central University (UCV), its development and the rural education activities since the foundation of the Agronomy Faculty. A profile of this institution is made, the history, the different steps of the academic activities and a special reference to the last curricula designs, one beginning in the 1976 year and the other in 2009, which are ending and starting this graduate students time cycle. There are a profile of the academic and management functions, from the graduate and postgraduate teaching activities, the Agronomic School, the students and the professors, the Postgraduate Study Committee and its different courses, the Research Coordination, the Research Institutes, the Experimental Stations and Campuses and the Extension and Social Activities. In the other hand, is discussed the Library and the Scientific Bulletin, Distance Education Services, General Management, Budget and others functions. At the end, there are some data and indicators, conclusion and recommendations in order to make a Long Range Strategic Plan. Key words: Education, Rural Education, University, Agronomy, Curriculum