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Social Network Analysis of Spreading and Exchanging Information on Twitter: The Case of an Agricultural Research and Education Centre in Mexico
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Aguilar-Gallegos, Norman; Klerkx, Laurens; Romero-García, Leticia Elizabeth; Martínez-González, Enrique Genaro; Aguilar-Ávila, Jorge – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to contribute to deepening insights on social media in agricultural research by presenting a case study on how a research and education centre in Mexico connected, communicated, and interacted in a research and education community on Twitter. Design/methodology/approach: By using a Social Network Analysis (SNA) approach,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Agriculture
ICT Leadership Education for Agricultural Extension in Sri Lanka: Assessing a Technology Stewardship Training Program
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Gow, Gordon A.; Dissanayeke, Uvasara; Jayathilake, Chandana K.; Kumarasinghe, Isuri; Ariyawanshe, Kumudu; Rathnayake, Sanduni – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2020
This article reports on a technology stewardship training program to promote ICT leadership development with agricultural extension practitioners in Sri Lanka. Researchers used a multi-method approach with a single embedded case study. Data were collected using a pre-course survey, formal course evaluation, classroom observation, and…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Foreign Countries, Leadership Training, Information Technology
The Assessment of Irrigated Land Salinization in the Aral Sea Region
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Karlykhanov, Orazkhan K.; Toktaganova, Gulzhaz B. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Agriculture is one of the main industries of Kazakhstan, especially in the Kyzylorda Region. Before the reforms, agriculture in this region was better developed than the manufacturing industry; this is no longer the case. The main crop grown on the irrigated land of the region is rice. Inefficient distribution of cultivated areas, their excessive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agriculture, Water, Rural Development