Byrnes, Francis C. (author / Program Officer, International Agricultural Development Service, New York) and Program Officer, International Agricultural Development Service, New York
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1979
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 45 Document Number: B05419
Notes:
Theodore Hutchcroft Collection, Mimeographed, 1979. Paper presented at the Conference of the Communication Responsibilities of the International Agricultural Research Centers, May 14-19, 1979, IRRI, Los Banos, Philippines.
19 pages, In today’s globalized world, educators and employers generally agree on the necessity for undergraduate agricultural [ag] students to develop a sound understanding of global ag issues and policy. Because of this, many U.S. universities have promoted internationalizing curriculum and increased international study abroad experiences. However, few studies have examined the impact of international experiences on students’ knowledge and attitudes about international ag issues and policies. This study bridges this gap by identifying the relationship between student knowledge and attitude toward international ag issues and U.S. ag policy, and how international experience and demographic variables play a role in that relationship. Adapted from previous literature, an online survey was developed in 2019 among 196 undergraduate students in ag and non-ag fields to measure student knowledge (global aptitude assessment) and student attitude (attitude index score) towards the importance of global agricultural issues and policy. Results concluded that undergraduate students held a low level of knowledge about global ag issues and policy; in fact, ag students held lower average knowledge scores than non-agricultural students. This emphasizes the urgency for administrators to intentionally design and reevaluate our current curriculum to meet these knowledge gaps. Additionally, study abroad experiences did not contribute to students’ knowledge nor attitudes. The authors discuss several possibilities for such results and highlight the call to similarly reevaluate our study abroad curriculum to be more intentional in impacting student knowledge in global ag food systems and acknowledge differences in policy, getting students excited and interested in the global market.
Francis, Paul (author), Rawlins-Branan, Mabel Jean (author), and Francis: International Livestock Centre for Africa, Ibadan, Nigeria; Rawlins-Branan: Gwembe South Development Project, Sinazeze, Zambia
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1987
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05340
Busch, Lawrence (author), Lacy, William B. (author), and Lacy: Assistant Dean for Research, College of Agriculture, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Busch: Professor of Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1991
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 89 Document Number: C06114
Notes:
Jim F. Evans Collection; see c06599 for book; Paper presented at the Third Annual National Agricultural Biotechnology Council Meeting, In: MacDonald, June Fessenden, ed. Agricultural biotechnology at the crossroads : biological social & institutional concerns. Ithaca, NY : National Agricultural Biotechnology Council, 1991. p. 153-168
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29797
Notes:
Pages 303-310 in Ian Scoones and John Thompson (eds.), Farmer First revisited: innovation for agricultural research and development. Practical Action Publishing, Warwickshire, U.K. 357 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 183 Document Number: C37198
Notes:
4 pages., Think Piece 2 - to provide background insights into Agricultural Science as a factor to influence and impact future agricultural production and rural viability challenges.
Baker, Gregory A. (author), Knipscheer, Hendrik C. (author), Neto, Jose de Souza (author), and Baker: Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM; Knipscheer: Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development, Morrilton, AR; Neto: EMPRAPA, Sobral, Ceara, Brazil
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-07
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05170
