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Chagwiza, Clarietta; Muradian, Roldan; Ruben, Ruerd – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2017
Purpose: This study uses data from a sample of 150 oilseed farming households from Arsi Robe, Ethiopia, to assess the impact of different knowledge bases (education, training and experience) and their interactions on linseed productivity. Methodology: A multiple regression analysis was employed to assess the combined effect of the knowledge bases,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Productivity, Multiple Regression Analysis, Agricultural Production
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Okry, Florent; Van Mele, Paul; Houinsou, Felix – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2014
Purpose: This article evaluates the dissemination and use of rice training videos by radio stations, farmers, farmer associations and extension services in Benin. It pays attention to positive deviants and process innovation within a "hands-off experiment". Design/methodology/approach: Using questionnaires and checklists we interviewed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Video Technology, Interviews
Menalled, Fabian D.; Grimberg, Bruna I.; Jones, Clain A. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2009
This study assessed needs, knowledge, and interests of agricultural professionals who were likely to enroll in an online extension course in sustainable agriculture. The objectives of the study were: to (1) describe their demographic characteristics, (2) identify their concerns and interests related to farming, (3) evaluate participants' knowledge…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Knowledge Level, Extension Education, Sustainable Development
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Myers, Brian E.; Barrick, R. Kirby; Samy, Mohamed M. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess Egyptian Agricultural Technical School (ATS) teachers' implementation of active learning strategies in their classrooms. Methods: The Stages of Concern Questionnaire was administered to 230 participants in active learning workshops. After eliminating headmasters, supervisors and people no longer…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Learning Strategies, Innovation
Massey, Romeo M. – 1986
Belize's Relevant Education for Agriculture and Production (REAP) national primary school program is described in data from seven annual formative evaluations (1979-1985). The 1984-85 program/school evaluation included 54 rural REAP schools and utilized a 43-item questionnaire containing eight quality sub-variables. The quality of REAP schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Skills, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations
Makin, Richard C. – 1981
A study examined which agricultural mechanics skills were being taught by vocational horticulture teachers in Pennsylvania and compared the degree of proficiency possessed by teachers for particular competencies with the indicated relative importance of these competencies as perceived by employers in the horticulture industry. Also examined were…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Skills, Competence
Woodward, Carl R. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1921
The last two decades have seen a rapid expansion of State colleges of agriculture in the United States. The enrollment has increased rapidly and this has meant a rapid development in the means for offering resident instruction. The courses of study have been passing through a process of evolution coincident with this growth. In general it is…
Descriptors: Educational History, College Curriculum, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Colleges