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The Role of Networks of Practice and Webs of Influencers on Farmers' Engagement with and Learning about Agricultural Innovations
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Oreszczyn, Sue; Lane, Andy; Carr, Susan – Journal of Rural Studies, 2010
Drawing on the UK research project, "Farmers' understandings of GM crops within local communities", this paper considers the application of the concepts of communities of practice and networks of practice in the agricultural context. A brief review of theories about communities of practice and networks of practice is given and some of…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Innovation, Agricultural Occupations, Social Networks
Learning for Development: Selected Speeches of Sir John Daniel and Colleagues, September 2006-February 2007
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Commonwealth of Learning, 2007
The third in a series published by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), this booklet reproduces five addresses and one article from late 2006 and early 2007. This collection of speeches is entitled "Learning for Development" because that is the focus of the work of the COL's work. The addresses presented here were given at the opening and…
Descriptors: Open Education, Ceremonies, Distance Education, Innovation
Developing CPD in Britain and the Wider Europe. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the UACE CVE (York, England, September 1997).
Universities Association for Continuing Education, Cambridge (England). – 1998
This document contains 8 plenary papers and 15 workshop presentations from a conference on development continuing professional development (CPD) and continuing vocational education (CVE) in United Kingdom and Europe. The following papers are included: "How CPD Adds Value to Professional Personnel and Development Activity" (Judy…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Guidance, Competence, Coordination