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Byrd, J. Rick; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational education programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the forage producer is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed and are essential for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). International Inst. for Educational Planning. – 1968
This report, a compilation of symposium papers presented by participants from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds, examines several urgent and complex problems that lie beyond the purview of the traditional "manpower approach" to educational planning. Although the participants represented developing as well as developed countries, the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Skills, Developing Nations, Economic Opportunities
Thuemmel, William L.; And Others – 1975
This manual contains a tabular report of the competency identification of job task analysis component (Part Two) of the research project entitled "Agribusiness and Natural Resources Education in Michigan: Employment Demand, Competencies Required, and Recommended Delivery Systems." The data is a tabular supplement to Chapter III of the…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Educational Research
Adriance, Jim – Grassroots Development, 1995
Central America's macroeconomics, land tenure patterns, and population growth are forcing small-scale farmers to alternatives based on farmer-to-farmer teaching and farming in concert with the environment. Discusses major schools of thought that have fueled this phenomenon, and how extension services and isolated groups are joining to form a…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Skills, Agricultural Trends
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Mathieu, Anne – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2004
Agricultural development programs often produce unexpected results. This can be attributed to the fact that the target-farmers already have their own knowledge and competencies which, in turn, determine their practices. In order to be adopted, an innovation has first to be discussed, and then appropriated by a local group of farmers in their…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Agricultural Education, Educational Technology, Change Strategies
Hughes, Mike; And Others – 1979
Designed to provide instructional materials for use by vocational agriculture teachers, this unit contains forty-one lessons based upon competencies needed to maximize profits in tobacco production. The lessons in this unit cover such topics as the importance of tobacco, selecting land for tobacco, soil analysis and treatment, selecting tobacco…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Ministry of Education and Social Welfare, New Delhi (India). – 1975
The Farmers Training and Functional Literacy Programme, initiated by the government of India in 1968, was an effort to translate into practice the concept of linking education (not only vocational training) to development, particularly for increasing production. The project, a joint enterprise of three government ministries, provides participating…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Farmer Education, Adult Programs, Agricultural Skills
Dillon, Roy Dean – 1965
To determine if separate and specialized courses of agriculture are needed by workers in licensed nurseries and licensed ornamental horticulture businesses, this study utilized questionnaires of 100 items of knowledge in agriculture. Results indicate that: (1) 84 items of knowledge in agriculture are needed by directors of these businesses, (2) 76…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Business Skills, Comparative Analysis
Howell, David; Scott, Tressa – 1974
This curriculum guide in environmental protection is one of 10 guides developed as part of a vocational project stressing agribusiness, natural resources, and environmental protection. The scope of this guide includes three occupational subgroups: water treatment, wastewater treatment, and air pollution control. It is meant as an aid to all who…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Air Pollution, Behavioral Objectives
Boletin del Centro Nacional de Documentacion e Informacion Educativa, 1971
The Argentine Plan for Development and Security (1971-1975) calls for the diversification of education and the general development of professional and technical training in accordance with the needs of development. To accomplish this, the plan requires the creation of comprehensive middle schools. Among the courses of study available in such…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Skills, Comprehensive Programs
Cashman, Kristin – 1987
In order to better understand problems encountered in meeting the particular agricultural education and training needs of students from developing countries, 30 students enrolled in the College of Agriculture at the University of Minnesota in academic year 1983-84 were interviewed to assess individual backgrounds and agricultural training to date,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Office of Governmental and Public Affairs. – 1977
This booklet provides information on corn and hog farming on a small farm through a profile of a farm family. According to the profile, John and Mary Miller and their three children are a comfortable family operating a corn and hog farm in Iowa. John, the principal farmer, uses a variety of skills in management, veterinary science, soil science,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Skills, Animal Husbandry
Edwards, Thomas W.; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the retail landscape and garden store salesman is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Agricultural Supply Occupations
Edwards, Thomas W.; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the retail lawn and garden center mechanic is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Agricultural Skills
McGhee, Max B., Comp. – 1974
This curriculum guide in agricultural production is one of 10 guides developed as part of a vocational project stressing agribusiness, natural resources, and environmental protection. The scope of this guide includes four occupational subgroups: animal science, plant science, farm mechanics, and farm business management. It is meant as an aid to…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Production
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