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Biniakunu, Dianzungu Dia – Journal of Reading, 1991
Relates how the publication of a book (written in Kikongo, an African native language) designed to raise peasants' awareness in Lower Zaire about desertification and other serious environmental issues had dramatic and surprising implications not only for the environment, but also regarding peasant literacy and the power of reading. (SR)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Agricultural Education
Reeder, Rick – Rural Conditions and Trends, 1999
Describes 1999 federal funding to large general-assistance programs affecting small towns and rural areas (including Housing and Urban Development, federal disaster relief, rural extension activities, and Bureau of Indian Affairs assistance programs); increased funding for Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities; reauthorization of the Economic…
Descriptors: Community Development, Conservation (Environment), Economic Development, Federal Aid
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Ajayi, A. O. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2006
This study assessed farmers' willingness to pay (WTP) for extension services. The Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) was used to assess the amount which farmers are willing to pay. Primary data on the demographic, socio-economic variables of farmers and their WTP were collected from 228 farmers selected randomly in a stage-wise sampling procedure…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Statistical Distributions, Foreign Countries, Consumer Economics
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Maxime, Francoise; Maze, Armelle – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2006
This article aims to study the design and the organization of auditing systems to develop environmental or quality assurance schemes at the farm level and the role that extension services could play in these processes. It starts by discussing the issue of combining auditing and advisory activities and developing auditing competences. Empirical…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Agriculture, Audits (Verification)
Richardson, John G.; McAlister, Maurice – 1994
Two approaches to providing information about beef cattle preconditioning to randomly selected farmers were compared in a study involving 12 small and part-time farmers in Madison County, North Carolina. Half the farmers received the information from an extension agent via face-to-face consultations, telephone conversations, and an educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Comparative Analysis
Center for Rural Affairs, Hartington, NE. – 1994
This project increases opportunities for beginning farmers to learn about and implement sustainable farming methods through mutual-help discussion groups and continuing education opportunities. Local groups established in six areas in northeast Nebraska in 1991 constitute the Beginning Farmer Support Network (BFSN). At workshops held throughout…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Education, Farm Management, Farm Occupations
Vandehaar, Alan, Ed. – 1989
This booklet contains summaries of workshop presentations at the conference on community development. This conference brought local community officials and leaders together with interested citizens to learn about successful rural community development activities occurring in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Sessions covered four main…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Cooperation, Community Development, Community Planning
Soares de Melo, Alvaro; Cristovao, Artur F. A. C. – 1989
The case descriptions of two adult education programs in Portual contained in this document are part of a set that reflects a cooperative effort by adult educators to increase international understanding of various educational programs for adults in their societal context. A face sheet for each program provides this information: name,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Case Studies, Continuing Education
Peters, Jerry L., Ed. – 1990
This document is the 15th annual summary of research and development in agricultural education in the United States. Authorized by the American Vocational Association, it is intended to show the direction of research in the field; help researchers researchers of efforts; and promote collaboration among researchers on a of efforts; and promote…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production
Henry, Mark S. – 1988
This paper provides an overview of research policy considerations and conceptual analyses for the South for three economic development issues: the relationships of Southern agriculture to rural areas and communities; trends and adjustments underway and having an impact on economic development in the region; and the directions economic development…
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Economic Development, Economic Research, Regional Cooperation
ASPBAE Courier Service, 1983
This issue contains six articles, reports, and essays on planning and organizing nonformal education in the Asian-South Pacific area. A chapter reprinted from "Planning Nonformal Education" discusses the need for planning, past efforts, and five steps in a strategy suggested for planning locally-oriented and target-specific nonformal…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Creative Dramatics, Developing Nations, Educational Planning
Schwartz, Rhea – 1985
An effective teaching technique for a university extension course for rural special education teachers is the respond/read/replicate/report system. The four-step system was developed to stimulate tired, beleaguered teachers with differing experiences, knowledgeability, and teaching/learning styles who drove up to 60 miles on country roads to…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Evening Programs, Individualized Instruction, Needs Assessment
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Pandya, D. N.; And Others – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1974
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Developing Nations, Enrollment Influences, Extension Education
MCCORMICK, ROBERT W. – 1966
FIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FALL AND WINTER OF 1965-66 AT AREA EXTENSION CENTERS ESTABLISHED BY THE OHIO COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE IN JANUARY 1965. AIMING MAINLY AT THE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY, SPECIALIZED EXTENSION AGENTS FOCUSED ON EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND OF SUCH AGRIBUSINESS…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Agricultural Production, Educational Objectives, Off Farm Agricultural Occupations
Flint, Bruce
This study focused on determining the levels of objectivity of procedures used by agents of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service to evaluate accomplishment of selected educational objectives. The population included 247 county agents who had developed and executed an educational program during 1965 and 16 selected administrative and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods
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