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Kilpatrick, Sue; Bell, Rowena; Falk, Ian – Journal of Vocational Education and Training: The Vocational Aspect of Education, 1999
ExecutiveLink(TM) is a learning community of farm businesses engaged in nonformal education. Social capital is developed through shared language and experiences, the building of trust, self-development, and identification with the community. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Farmers, Group Instruction, Networks
Kilpatrick, Sue; Morgan, Helen; Falk, Ian – Australian Journal of Adult and Community Education, 1998
Australian beef-industry leaders are currently promoting quality assurance (QA). Interviews with 16 farmers who attended QA training showed they were aware of the demand for QA products and valued the concept, but they had little confidence in their ability to implement it in an uncertain economic climate. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Production, Change, Foreign Countries