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Martin Mulder 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2013,19(5):437-442
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This article contributes new empirical evidence and nuanced analysis on the gender difference in access to extension services and how this translates to observed differences in technology adoption and agricultural productivity. 相似文献2.
Dieudonne Baributsa Luis Flores Daniel Rukazambuga John C. Wise 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2013,19(2):233-246
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Rwanda is developing its agricultural capacity to meet the needs of national food security while addressing food demands and requirements of regional and international markets. The Rwanda Horticultural Export Standards Initiative was developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources in collaboration with Michigan State University to strengthen Rwanda's ability to meet both public and private standards for exports of food and agricultural products through capacity building. 相似文献3.
Catherine W. Kilelu Laurens Klerkx Cees Leeuwis 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2013,19(2):213-232
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The important role of learning is noted in the literature on demand–driven approaches to supporting agricultural innovation. Most of this literature has focused on macro-level structural perspectives on the organization of pluralistic innovation support systems. This has provided little insight at the micro-level on the dynamics of demand articulation, and the related interplay of matching farmers' demand with supply of innovation support services. This paper contributes to understanding this interplay using the concept of the dynamic learning agenda. 相似文献4.
A. Cristóvão P. Ferrão R. Madeira M.L. Tibério M.J. Raínho M.S. Teixeira 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2013,19(2):191-203
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Information technology (IT) has tremendous potential for fostering grassroots development and the Indian government has created various capital-intensive computer networks to promote agricultural development. However, research studies have shown that information technology investments are not always translated into productivity gains due to poor computer use by employees. In this context, a research investigation was conducted to develop a Computer Utilization Model that explains how individual and organizational factors influence computer utilization in extension organizations in India. 相似文献5.
Tahseen Jafry Rasheed Sulaiman V 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2013,19(5):469-485
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Though women are engaged in farming and play a major role in almost every agricultural operation, they continue to receive very limited extension support. While several interventions have been made to address this ‘gender’ bias in extension delivery, there continues to be a shortfall between the kind of support that is provided and the needs and demands of rural women. This gap between supply and demand needs to be addressed in order to improve the lives and livelihoods of women in the rural farming sector. 相似文献6.
Abstract This study examined the impact of rater agreement on decisions concerning the alignment between the Golden State Examination in High School Mathematics (California Department of Education, 2001a) and the University of California (UC) Statement on Competencies in Mathematics Expected of Entering College Students (Academic Senate of the California State University, 1997). The UC faculty and high school mathematics teachers (N = 20) rated the mathematics items of the Golden State Examination relative to the expectations identified in the UC competency statement, identifying item features related to content and dimensionality. Raters assigned values for a primary topic, a secondary topic, item/topic centrality, and depth of knowledge. Agreement within these criteria was the basis of the assessment of alignment. Results showed considerable variability in judgments across raters and different pictures of alignment depending on the particular subset of raters providing the ratings. A few differences emerged between rater types. 相似文献
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A.W. van den Ban 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2013,19(3):145-156
Abstract In many countries agriculture is in a process of rapid change,
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- it has to meet a growing demand for food in a sustainable way,
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- the international competition is increasing,
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- the increase in labour productivity is decreasing the employment opportunities in agriculture,
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- agricultural research is offering many new opportunities to increase productivity,
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- government price support for agricultural products in industrial countries is decreasing.
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- the knowledge and capabilities of farmers has become a major factor in their ability to compete in national and international markets,
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- advice is not only needed on the adoption of new technologies, but also on many other decisions farmers have to make, such as the choice of their farming system and the decision whether or not to earn an income from outside agriculture,
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- this requires a change in extension methods and in the information sources extension agents use,
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- agricultural development demands painful changes in the way of farming and of living for many farm families. It is a challenge for extension agencies to help farm families to realise this,
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- a major task for leaders of extension organisations is to manage a process of change in agricultural extension. Often the role extension has to play in agricultural development can not be performed by one extension organisation, but only by a pluralistic extension system.
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Ajit Nighat Jabeen A.K. Handa Uma 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2013,19(2):169-170
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To explain how training and education events (TEEs) can be designed to increase the likelihood of achieving behavioural objectives. 相似文献9.
Randall A. Barnes William E. Piland 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2013,37(12):954-965
Recent efforts to improve developmental education have included references to learning communities as examples of effective practices in basic skills education. The study “Basic skills as a foundation for student success in California community colleges” (2007) cited research from Tinto that suggested that learning communities and collaborative learning activities were effective in improving academic performance and persistence of developmental students. The improvement is because “students encounter learning as a shared experience rather than isolated experience,” and that learning communities “emphasizing collaborative learning have a positive impact on student attitudes toward learning” (Tinto, 1997b, cited in “Basic skills as a foundation for student success in California community colleges,” 2007, p. 58). The problem under investigation in this study was whether learning communities were effective in improving student success in community college developmental English courses, and whether there were differences in learning community outcomes among gender and racial/ethnic groups. Student success was defined, for the purpose of this study, as successful course completion. This study of the impact of a learning community on success in developmental English in an urban community college demonstrated that learning communities are effective in assisting students to succeed in higher level developmental English courses. This level of success was not demonstrated in the lowest level developmental English courses, however. 相似文献
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Simon O.L. Mwombe Fred I. Mugivane Ivan S. Adolwa John H. Nderitu 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2013,19(2):247-261
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The study was carried out to identify information communication technologies (ICTs) used in production and marketing of bananas, to determine factors influencing intensity of use of ICT tools and to assess whether use of ICT has a significant influence on adoption of tissue culture bananas by small-scale banana farmers in Gatanga District, Kenya. 相似文献11.
Fernando Landini Maite Beramendi 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2013,19(5):381-399
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This article aims at designing and validating a psychometric scale to assess extensionists’ and advisors’ beliefs about extension and innovation. 相似文献12.
Abstract The origin of agricultural knowledge innovation systems in the Netherlands goes back to the crisis situation in European agriculture of the late nineteenth century, which was met by putting a concerted effort in strengthening of competitive ability. The resulting close-knit evolution of the triad research/extension/training has largely determined the orientation of the present agricultural education and research system. Strengths and weaknesses of this system are listed and briefly discussed. Post-graduate agricultural education in the Netherlands, concentrated at Wageningen Agricultural University, is in state of transition in the two following, inter-related aspects:
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1.Internationalization. After many generations of Wageningen graduates have experienced the benefit of an international element in their training through a practical period abroad, organizational adjustments to a more comprehensive, ‘two-way’ internationalization (i.e., also providing access to foreign students) are now underway.
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2.Structuring a post-graduate curriculum. Important in this context are the recent institutionalization of research activities in areas of acknowledged strength into a number of ‘Centres of Excellence’ (onderzoekscholen) and initial moves towards establishment of graduate schools.
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Ann N. Kingiri 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2013,19(5):521-541
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To reflect on the opportunities that a systems understanding of innovation provides for addressing gender issues relevant to women, and to provide some insight on how these might be tackled. 相似文献14.
Jiju P. Alex 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2013,19(5):487-503
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This article analyses how an initiative on farm mechanisation by a local government in Kerala in South India evolved into a formal organisation that provides sustainable livelihood options to women and small and marginal farmers and revived the rice production system. 相似文献15.
Una Murray 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2013,19(5):505-519
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Whilst children working in agriculture and domestic work is an inherent part of growing up and essential for survival, if boys and girls lose out on education they are less equipped to respond to inevitable environmental shocks and to negotiate agri-food value chains. This article investigates views of extension agents on children working. 相似文献16.
J. Barloy 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2013,19(2):11-19
Abstract Current changes in agricultural and food science higher education in Central and Eastern Europe are interesting for the analysis of the repercussions of post communist economic and social transition, particularly in the adaptation and restructuring of scientific and technical education. Using an institutional approach and referring to their experiences of these educational systems, the authors provide a Western view of current transformations and areas of development of higher education in agricultural and food sciences in the countries concerned. The emergence of a new social demand and of new systems of access to employment implies re-evaluation and adaptation of former training models. The authors suggest that the current reflection on the question should focus on three key issues:
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-redefinition of the role and function of managers in the agricultural and food economic sector;
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-replacement of a production-oriented approach by a more comprehensive approach to the problem of rural development;
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-recognition of the educational value of biological sciences as both models and tools for the acquisition of knowledge and the management of complex systems.
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Mary Lynn Hamilton 《Children‘s Literature in Education》2000,31(3):145-146
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