Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23510
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Times Mirror Company via http://poll.orspub.com/poll/ 1 page., Responses in a national UK survey to a question about how well the agriculture of the United Kingdom will do in the new competitive situation when Europe is economically integrated.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C18298
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Pages 195-209 in Colin Sparks and John Tullock (eds.), Tabloid tales: global debates over media standards. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc., Lanham, Maryland. 315 pages
Via ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 1 page., British post office offers special telephone service to rural residents who form a telephone exchange. Article describes advantages to the farm, in terms of various kinds of iuseful nformation available to farmers.
This article aims to gain a greater understanding of relevant and successful methods of stimulating an ICT(information and communication technologies) culture and skills development in rural areas. The article details good practice activities, utilizing criteria derived from a review of the rural dimensions of ICT learning from a range of relevant initiatives and programs. These good practice activities cover: community resource centers providing opportunities for "tasting" ICTs; video games and Internet Cafes as tools removing "entry barriers"; emphasis on "user management" as a means of creating ownership; service delivery beyond fixed locations; use of ICT capacities in the delivery of general services; and selected use of financial support.
Murdock, Graham (author), Rowe, Gene (author), Pidgeon, Nick (author), Horlick-Jones, Tom (author), Walls, John (author), Poortinga, Wouter (author), and O'Riordan, Tim (author)
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Book
Publication Date:
2007
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United Kingdom: Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, England.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26047
Little-reported developments in two Caribbean highlight the current dynamics at play in the complex and often difficult set of relations that exist between the UK and its territories.
A recent analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE) indicates a White British-Black Caribbean achievement gap at age 14 which cannot be accounted for by socio-economic variables or a wide range of contextual factors. This article uses the LSYPE to analyse patterns of entry to the different tiers of national mathematics and science tests at age 14.
