Abdel Dayem, A.M. (author), EL Halwagi, M.M. (author), Hamad, M.A. (author), and Pilot Plant Laboratory, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt; Pilot Plant Laboratory, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt; Pilot Plant Laboratory, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
Format:
Journal article
Language:
English with French, Spanish abstract
Publication Date:
1982-10
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 71 Document Number: C03161
Adams, Gerald (author), Jenson, Glen (author), Schvaneveldt, Jay (author), Young, Robert (author), and Jenson, Adams, Schvaneveldt: Utah State University, Logan, UT; Young: University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1982
Published:
USA: Madison, WI : Extension Journal.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 87 Document Number: C05850
AGRICOLA IND 87058469, The purpose of this study was to determine the image of 4-H as perceived by 4-H contest winners. A questionnaire asking about family life, friendships, amount of involvement by family members in 4-H, the perceived image of the community and peer groups about 4-H, and other related items was given to the contestants. The 6 top-ranked reasons expressed by respondents for joining 4-H listed parents being a leader first, followed by encouragement by friends, personal enrichment, horse projects, livestock shows, and because the whole family was involved. These data suggest a need for more 4-H evaluation research. The awareness of the need for more research in Utah has certainly been heightened by the rather sparse availability of quality evaluative research data. We realize, of course that this sample isn't representative of the average 4-H youth in Utah, or elsewhere, but the results nevertheless raise important questions and concerns that we as Extension workers must take into consideration as we plan and develop programs in the area of youth development and 4-H work.
Phase 2, INTERPAKS, The evolution of socio-economic thought concerning the diffusion of innovations started with a debate about the relative importance of social and economic factors in the adoption of hybrid corn and hybrid sorghum in the United States during the 1928-1941 period. Sociologists and economists agreed that an array of factors, not too well understood, and varying from one farm and farm area to another, stimulate adoption. The literature on the Green Revolution of the 1960's added new dimensions to the debate by considering not only adoption and production, but a host of other conditions such as markets and income distribution. The very nature of the adoption process tends to favor early adopters with favorable social and economic characteristics. Those less fortunate fall behind because they are unable to assume the added production costs and the risks associated with the potentially higher returns from the new technology. These new findings point to the necessity of formulating technological packages based on integrated socio-economic research where the entire decision environment of the farmer is considered.
Alvarez, Ramiro C. (author / Chief of the Publication and Information Division of the Bureau of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, Philippines) and Chief of the Publication and Information Division of the Bureau of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, Philippines
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1982-06
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 78 Document Number: C04347
Anatharaman, M. (author), Subramanyan, V.S. (author), and Central tuber crops research institute Trivandrum; Central tuber crops research institute Trivandrum
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1982
Published:
India: New Delhi, India : The Indian Society of Extension Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 56 Document Number: C01391
Araujo, Jose Geraldo Fernandes de (author), Machado-Filho, Francisco (author), Ribon, Miguel (author), Rocha, Dilson Seabra (author), and Theibaut, Jose Tarcisio Lima (author)
Format:
Journal article
Language:
Portuguese with English summary
Publication Date:
1982
Published:
Brazil: Vicosa, Brazil : Universidade Federal de Vicosa.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 87 Document Number: C05857
Phase II, Raises several questions about prevailing conception of adopters and adoption behavior. Specifically, the author argues that research has failed to take into account variations in farming environments, natural physical parameters, and the social organization of resources as factors influencing peasant farmers' adoption behavior. More attention ought to be given to the location specific constraints, characteristics and requirements of specific technologies, and to the general issue of whether identical technologies are equivalent innovations in different agro-climatic environments. Drawing on data from several villages in Nepal, the author shows that rates of adoption are location specific, that is, influenced more by agro-climatic conditions and socioeconomic organization than by inter-village differences in propensity to innovate. Ecological suitably and varying levels of farm resources have a direct effect on technology utilization.
Azadi, Hosein (author), Freeman, David M. (author), Lowdermilk, Max K. (author), and Department of Sociology, Colorado State University; Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1982
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 73 Document Number: C03497
Online via keyword search of UI Library e-Catalog., Focus on the career of Lorena Hickok, a former newspaperwoman with the title of chief investigator for Harry L. Hopkins, head of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration during the Depression and intimate friend of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. This article emphasizes her striking coverage during during a trip to the Midwest during late 1933, a crucial period of agrarian hardship and unrest. Her reporting was described as being given serious consideration by President Roosevelt and others in Washington, D.C.
Blakely, Eleanor W. (author), Gotwalt, Nelson H. (author), and Agricultural Communications Office, The Pennsylvania State University; Agricultural Communications Office, The Pennsylvania State University
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1982
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 68 Document Number: C02812
INTERPAKS, Presents the prominent components of the training and visit extension system and describes the first experiences in African countries. The critical gleaned from the first experience are: the selection of the contact farmer and his capability to assist actively in conveying messages to other farmers; motivation of extension staff, who may have a higher workload than before; qualifications to train field staff supervisors and subject-matter specialists; transport facilities for staff; availability of new research results; and a firm government commitment to implement the system. The system appears to be adaptable to different farming conditions, provided the pace of introduction is not too fast, and evaluation takes place right from the beginning. Suggest the T & V system may not be suitable for agricultural systems at very high and very low development levels.
Brace, Judy (author / Assistant Director, Clearinghouse on Development Communication) and Assistant Director, Clearinghouse on Development Communication
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1982-06
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 79 Document Number: C04492
Bryant, W.K. (author), Lesser, W.H. (author), and Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Professor, Consumer Economics and Housing, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1982-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 49 Document Number: C00187
