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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"Extension education"”.
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School leavers' understanding of University extension education in Lusaka District
… school leavers’ understanding of university extension education in Lusaka District. The objectives of this study sought to establish school leavers’ knowledge levels about university extension education in Lusaka District and to establish school leavers ‘perceptions regarding university …
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Enhancing Limited-Resource Farmers' Economic, Environmental, and Social Outcomes Through Extension Education
… Carolina A & T State University Cooperative Extension program has helped limited-resource farmers realize economic, environmental, and social outcomes through its 1890 Extension education program. Since1990, there has been little research on recent contributions of 1890 Extension programs for …
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An Examination of the Nature and Experience of Community Collaboration in Extension Education for At-Risk Populations in Virginia
… community experience in the context of extension education for children, youth, and families at risk in four localities in Virginia. The following research questions were addressed: a) What has been the nature and experience of collaboration for Extension Leadership councils (ELCs) …
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An assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practice of adult education principles by university of Zambia extension education part-time tutors in Lusaka district.
… time-tutors practiced the principles of adult education. It was also not known whether or not part time tutors were knowledgeable of the principles of adult education and what their attitudes towards these principles were. Thus, the purpose of this study was to establish tutors‟ knowledge, …
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Linkages among research, education, extension, and farmers in the Republic of Cameroon
… the linkages that exist among research, extension, education, and farmers (R-E-E-F) and to propose ways of strengthening these linkages. To achieve this goal the following specific objectives provided the basis of this research: 1. To describe the context in which the R-E-E-F linkage …
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Access to Discourse and Professional Identity Development of Doctoral Students in Communities of Practice
… Learning concentration of an Agricultural and Extension Education doctoral program at a Land Grant University. The participants had from four to seven years of teaching experience in secondary agriculture programs and were on full graduate assistantship with their academic department at the …
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Exploring Women Farmers' Experiences: A Case Study of Gender Inequality on Small Turkish Farms
… their access to technical information, credit, extension services, critical inputs such as fertilizers and water, and marketing around the world including Turkey. However, there are not many studies addressing the Turkish women farmers' gender inequality positions from a feminist standpoint …
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Decision Support Software for Palmer Amaranth Weed Control
… a need currently exists for research and extension education to encourage the adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to address the problem of herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth in the southern United States. By equipping crop producers, educators, and weed management consultants …
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An Exploration of Food Security and Agriculture Challenges for Female Farmers in Rubkona County, South Sudan
… challenges to examine the feasibility of using extension services as food security challenges intervention. The study used extension services, microfinance, farm cooperatives, and educational strategy to apply the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to investigate culturally specific attitudes, …
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Environmental learning among children : the development of environmental attitudes and ecological knowledge
… response to this need for change, environmental education policies and programs are becoming more widespread. The success of these programs may be vital to human survival. People develop their environmental attitudes and knowledge through a web of social and developmental variables which can …
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Environmental learning among children : the development of environmental attitudes and ecological knowledge
… response to this need for change, environmental education policies and programs are becoming more widespread. The success of these programs may be vital to human survival. People develop their environmental attitudes and knowledge through a web of social and developmental variables which can …
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Evaluation of the importance and magnitude of agricultural maintenance research in the United States
… The fixed factors included were land, research, extension, education, capital, and breeding stock. Secondary data, from various sources, were used to estimate the equations. The results from the responses to the questionnaire indicate that, on average, the United States devotes roughly a third of …
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Ways to Expand the Animal Welfare Component in the Extension System in Senegal: A Case Study of Thies and Bambey
… develop a set of recommendations to improve the educational program planning and teaching skills of educators in the extension system by focusing on extension educators' approaches to teaching farmers and cart owners animal welfare practices for proper care of working animals. The extension …
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Perceptions of the Influence of the Virginia Governor's School for Agriculture on VGSA Alumni
… is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education, and it takes place at Virginia Tech during the month of July each year. The program is housed in the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Students who participate in the …
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Criteria for assessing the cooperative extension program planning process in the West central district of Virginia
The success of cooperative extension depends on the knowledge of how to apply the principles of extension education to situations where the activities are to be performed. The cooperative extension services dynamic localized approach to the solution of the common persons problem has stood the test …
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Toward upgrading university extension programmes from diploma to degree level:stakeholders' views and instructional mode of learning in Lusaka district.
… of stakeholders regarding upgrading University Extension programmes from diploma to degree level. The objectives were to explore on the views of stakeholders regarding upgrading University Extension programmes from diploma to degree level; to establish the reasons that are persuading …
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A study of the cooperative agricultural extension program in the United States with implications for the agricultural extension program in Sri Lanka
… research was conducted to study the Cooperative Extension Service in the United States with implications for the Agricultural Extension Program in Sri Lanka. The Commonwealth of Virginia's Cooperative Extension Service was selected for detailed study and information was collected through …
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Suggested plan for home demonstration work in rural China
… the United States Department of State and the Extension Service of the United States Department of Agriculture for Latin-American students on Extension work aroused the interest of Dr. P.W. Tsou, Resident Representative in the United States of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. …
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The Impact of a Ballot Education Program on Arkansas Voters
… ballot issues for 10 years. The ballot issue education program, was evaluated during the 2014 election cycle to determine the program’s impact on voters. This descriptive study sought to describe program participants, to determine knowledge transfer of county agents, to describe knowledge …
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Assessing Knowledge Acquisition Through Lecture and Cooperative Learning: Traditional and Non-traditional Secondary Students in Agriculture
… students entering secondary agricultural education programs have less knowledge and hands-on experience about agriculture than previous generations. Agricultural educators are challenged to vary teaching practices to meet student needs. The purpose of this study was to determine if there …
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