13 research outputs found
Response Patterns: Effect of Day of Receipt of an E-Mailed Survey Instrument on Response Rate, Response Time, and Response Quality
Are you seeking ways to improve response to e-mailed survey instruments? We examined effects of day of receipt of an e-mailed survey instrument on 1) response rate, 2) length of time lapsed in responding, and 3) quality of response. No significant differences were explained by day of receipt of an e-mailed survey instrument on response rate, response time, or response quality. Two recommendations evolved: 1) use a complement of best practices, including advanced notice and multiple follow-up to increase participation of potential nonrespondents, and 2) understand the audience\u27s preferred modality, organizational values, communication patterns, and medium to elicit information
Understanding Afghan Opinion Leadersâ Viewpoints About Post-Conflict Foreign Agricultural Development: A Case Study in HerÄt Province, Afghanistan
This investigation sprang from a yearlong immersion in post-conflict agricultural development environments in HerÄt Province Afghanistan and from observing an array of NGO development projects. The purpose was to understand better the viewpoints of Afghan opinion leaders regarding the adoptionâintegration of foreign agricultural development. Objectives included (a) the identification of perceived strengths of foreign agricultural development, (b) perceived weaknesses, (c) opportunities, (d) threats, (e) anomalies, and (f)incentives and barriers. The case method fit the qualitative research design, and IRB approved the protocols. Researchers selected 15 opinion leaders (OLs) based on their knowledge, experience, and positional responsibilities. An interview guide framed 13 open-ended questions. A researcher fluent in Farsi/Pashto/English assisted with each interview. The findings from 15 interviews emerged as 11 themes. Fourteen OLs recognized agriculture and natural resources as strengths for development. Opinion leaders recognize government, infrastructure, and corruption as fundamental weaknesses. Opinion Leaders were slow to identify opportunities but generally identified opportunities to exploit labor, land, and water coupled with improving management and mechanization.They universally recognized threats related to to personal security and safety but had difficulty separating internal weaknesses from external threats. Two anomalies emerged as incongruous expectations about Afghan government and foreign NGOs. Improving market chains and increasing governmental subsidies were incentives for development. The authors conclude that indigenous knowledge is a fundamental resource and a foundation for local level decision making and sustainability. Opinion Leaders serve as channels to move the society from poverty and conflict toward security and peacebuilding. The tension between Maslowâs hierarchy of needs and Max Neefâs interrelated and interactive needs should be explore
Through Students' Eyes: Perceptions and Aspirations of College of Agriculture and Life Science Students Regarding International Educational Experiences
Abstract This study examined perceptions and aspirations of 956 students concerning international educational experiences. Drawn as a purposive critical cas
Importance of Mechanical Activities Performed by Outstanding Young Farmers In Mississippi
Significant changes are occurring in the work place, and these changes must be reflected in the vocational education curriculum. A task force of the American Vocational Association (1981) developed a national agenda for vocational education which identified remaining current in the technical subject area as a major concern among vocational educators. More recently, a national study on vocational education placed the topic of âKeeping up with technological changesâ third on a list of 60 topics of concern (Zellner & Parrish, 1986). Vocational agriculture faces a similar challenge to meet the needs of the changing agricultural industry. Curriculum content rapidly becomes obsolete and should be changed as needed. Weston ( 1959) c o n - ducted a study of mechanical jobs performed by selected farmers in Missouri . Westonâs instrument has been modified and used by Knott (1971), Shinn (1971) and Long (1981) to survey the mechanical skills needed by farmers
EFFECTS OF SIMULATION ON COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN AGRICULTURE M ECHANICS
Teachers constantly face the decision of how to design instruction which will best meet the needs of the learner. These decisions include selecting methods and techniques. The selection process requires not only that the teacher be aware of how to use various techniques, but that he/she know which types of students learn best with various techniques, which techniques should be used under various conditions and what levels or types of information can best be learned using various techniques
Conversations about Building Extension Capacity in Post-Conflict: A Review of Building Agricultural Extension Capacity in Post-Conflict Settings
McNamara and Moore (2017) have chosen to examine post-conflict environmentsâa significant and timely topicâand strategies for building extension capacity. As editors, McNamara and Moore provide an opportunity to engage in a roundtable with 20 authors. The composition deals with a dozen cases drawn from 11 countries on three continentsâAfrica, Asia, and North America. Based in North America, Europe, and Africa, the author team is well qualified. Christoplos closes with a Danish view of âwhat we know about the recovery processâ and about ârebuilding extension from a political economy perspectiveâ (p. 228). Christoplosâ call for ethics and evidence â⊠built on principles of participation, transparency, accountability and non-discriminationâ (p. 241) position extension well in a turbulent world
Conversations about inclusion in an AIAEE Context: A Review of Radical Inclusion: What the Post-9/11 world should have taught us about leadership
Martin Dempsey, U.S. Army Ret. and Rubenstein Fellow at Duke University, and Ori Brafman, a Distinguished Teaching Fellow at UC Berkeley with research in distributed networks, have analyzed todayâs leadership landscape. Popular press reviews of the 2017 book, Radical Inclusion, report broad implications for corporate leadership and organizational improvement. This review compares and contrasts Dempsey and Brafmanâs leadership principles with implications and applications for international agricultural and extension education networks
Understanding Afghan opinion leaders\u27 viewpoints about post-conflict foreign agricultural development: A case study in HerÄt Province, Afghanistan
This investigation sprang from a yearlong immersion in post-conflict agricultural development environments in HerÄt Province Afghanistan and from observing an array of NGO development projects. The purpose was to understand better the viewpoints of Afghan opinion leaders regarding the adoption-integration of foreign agricultural development. Objectives included (a) the identification of perceived strengths of foreign agricultural development, (b) perceived weaknesses, (c) opportunities, (d) threats, (e) anomalies, and (f) incentives and barriers. The case method fit the qualitative research design, and IRB approved the protocols. Researchers selected 15 opinion leaders (OLs) based on their knowledge, experience, and positional responsibilities. An interview guide framed 13 open-ended questions. A researcher fluent in Farsi/Pashto/English assisted with each interview. The findings from 15 interviews emerged as 11 themes. Fourteen OLs recognized agriculture and natural resources as strengths for development. Opinion Leaders recognized government, infrastructure, and corruption as fundamental weaknesses. Opinion Leaders were slow to identify opportunities but generally identified opportunities to exploit labor, land, and water coupled with improving management and mechanization. They universally recognized threats related to personal security and safety but had difficulty separating internal weaknesses from external threats. Two anomalies emerged as incongruous expectations about Afghan government and foreign NGOs. Improving market chains and increasing governmental subsidies were incentives for development. The authors conclude that indigenous knowledge is a fundamental resource and a foundation for local-level decision making and sustainability. Opinion Leaders serve as channels to move the society from poverty and conflict toward security and peacebuilding. The tension between Maslow\u27s hierarchy of needs and Max-Neef\u27s interrelated and interactive needs should be explored
Understanding Afghan opinion leaders\u27 viewpoints about post-conflict foreign agricultural development: A case study in HerÄt Province, Afghanistan
This investigation sprang from a yearlong immersion in post-conflict agricultural development environments in HerÄt Province Afghanistan and from observing an array of NGO development projects. The purpose was to understand better the viewpoints of Afghan opinion leaders regarding the adoption-integration of foreign agricultural development. Objectives included (a) the identification of perceived strengths of foreign agricultural development, (b) perceived weaknesses, (c) opportunities, (d) threats, (e) anomalies, and (f) incentives and barriers. The case method fit the qualitative research design, and IRB approved the protocols. Researchers selected 15 opinion leaders (OLs) based on their knowledge, experience, and positional responsibilities. An interview guide framed 13 open-ended questions. A researcher fluent in Farsi/Pashto/English assisted with each interview. The findings from 15 interviews emerged as 11 themes. Fourteen OLs recognized agriculture and natural resources as strengths for development. Opinion Leaders recognized government, infrastructure, and corruption as fundamental weaknesses. Opinion Leaders were slow to identify opportunities but generally identified opportunities to exploit labor, land, and water coupled with improving management and mechanization. They universally recognized threats related to personal security and safety but had difficulty separating internal weaknesses from external threats. Two anomalies emerged as incongruous expectations about Afghan government and foreign NGOs. Improving market chains and increasing governmental subsidies were incentives for development. The authors conclude that indigenous knowledge is a fundamental resource and a foundation for local-level decision making and sustainability. Opinion Leaders serve as channels to move the society from poverty and conflict toward security and peacebuilding. The tension between Maslow\u27s hierarchy of needs and Max-Neef\u27s interrelated and interactive needs should be explored
Redefining Agricultural and Extension Education as a Field of Study: Consensus of Fifteen Engaged International Scholars
Abstract Definitions are in tension between historical and future meaning. Definition