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ERIC Number: EJ1391021
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1389-224X
EISSN: EISSN-1750-8622
Technology Diffusion within Families: Experimental Evidence from Nicaragua
Ceballos-Sierra, Federico; Arends-Kuenning, Mary Paula; Hewey, Anina
Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, v29 n3 p309-326 2023
Purpose: Different forms of social learning have been explored to act as complements to conventional extension services. This paper examines the possibility of using vocational training to high school students who in turn transfer information to their parents. Design/Methodology/approach: We conduct a randomized control trial in nine communities in rural Nicaragua and evaluate changes in the knowledge of agricultural technologies, access to credit markets, and technology adoption for parents and students using a difference-in-difference approach. Findings: Our results show improvements in knowledge-based outcomes for students and parents, and increased access to credit markets and adoption of agricultural technologies by parents. Practical Implications: Given the increase in schooling across developing countries, our results suggest that programs designed around within-family information diffusion can complement more conventional forms of agricultural extension. Theoretical Implications: Little explored channels of information exchange can act as complements or substitutes of conventional extension models, where those are weak or non-existent. Originality/Value: This paper is one of the first to explore and evaluate the teacher-student-parent of information exchange as an alternative for agricultural technology diffusion.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nicaragua
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