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2. 4-D rural youth clubs in Dahomey
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Aime, Antonio (author)
- Format:
- Paper
- Publication Date:
- 1973
- Published:
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: C19534
- Notes:
- Burton Swanson Collection, pp. 19-24; from "Training for agriculture : annual review of selected developments"
3. A group incentive program for farmer adoption of best management practices
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ipe, Viju C. (author)
- Format:
- Thesis
- Publication Date:
- 1998
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22398
- Notes:
- Master of Science thesis, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana. 127 pages.
4. A review of the application of active learning pedagogies in undergraduate animal science curricula
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ragland, Elizabeth C. (author), Radcliffe, Scott (author), and Karcher, Elizabeth L. (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-01-24
- Published:
- USA: Oxford University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 209 Document Number: D13553
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Animal Science
- Journal Title Details:
- 101
- Notes:
- 6 pages, With most of the student attrition occurring early in undergraduate educational programs (Braunstein et al., 1997) it is necessary to interest and motivate students early on. The demographics of animal science students have shifted to students with minimal background in food producing animals. This presents a unique challenge as the current student population represents a diverse array of backgrounds and prior experiences. As a result, students enroll in undergraduate animal science programs with various expectations for their undergraduate degree and a focus primarily on careers in veterinary medicine. To engage all students, interest and motivation need to be generated. This review will use motivational frameworks as outlined by the self-determination theory, expectancy value theory, and interest, to explain the impact of the proposed solutions. Active learning classroom strategies are linked to increased knowledge compared with traditional, passive classrooms (Wells et al., 2019). Active learning shifts from a traditional teaching model to a student-centered model, which transitions instructors to facilitators of learning. This review summarizes current proposed pedagogies that have been researched in animal science classrooms such as experiential learning, flipped classrooms, hands-on animal experience, undergraduate research experiences, mentorship opportunities, capstone experiences, service-learning experiences, team-based learning, and cooperative learning. The limitations of these proposed pedagogies and the future research needed are also discussed.
5. Agricultural degree courses for rural development
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Cobley, L. S. (author / UNESCO, Paris, France)
- Format:
- Report
- Publication Date:
- 1979
- Published:
- Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes6 Document Number: C12211
- Journal Title:
- FAO Economic and Social Development Series
- Journal Title Details:
- Number 14 : 57-63
- Notes:
- Francis C. Byrnes Collection
6. Assessing farmer attitude on dry cow welfare in selected veterinary divisions in Kandy district, Sri Lanka
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ranthethge, R. G. D. P. (author), Bandara, R. M. A. S. (author), Weerasinghe, W. P. C. G. (author), and Samarakone, T. S. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-08-18
- Published:
- Sri Lanka: Eastern University, Sri Lanka
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D13307
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Sciences
- Journal Title Details:
- 16(1): 56-68
- Notes:
- 13 pages, Dry cow management practices influence on health, welfare and milk production of cows. Poor farmer–cow relationship and negative attitudes of the farmer on humane practices will reduce cow welfare and overall productivity. In this study, farmers’ attitudes on key dry cow management practices and welfare were observed using a questionnaire in a face to face interview with forty dairy farmers in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. Collected data were statistically analyzed using SPSS version 23.0. The majority of the farmers were men (77.5%), whereas small-scale farming (87.5%) with part-time involvement (72.5%) were noticed. Critical risk factors of dry cow welfare such as no higher satisfaction about the industry (74.3%), poor awareness on concept of animal welfare (10%), hoof caring (42.5%), inspection of teats (10%), and deworming (30%) were identified. Male farmers were better than females in welfare-friendly attitudes for health (P = 0.033) and calving management (P = 0.018). Part-time farmers also had a significant impact on welfare positive attitudes towards calving and health management practices (P = 0.038, P = 0.013 respectively). Considerable percentage of farmers were uncertain on (Health management – 10.8%, Housing management – 18.8%, Feeding management – 15.0%, and Calving management – 5.6%) welfare-friendly routine. Hence, we suggest, further improvement to positive welfare attitudes towards dry cow management should be targeted via proper knowledge dissemination and education programs.
7. Building Bridges: improving extension support to organic growers in North Georgia
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Marabesi, Amanda Olbrick (author), Kelsey, Kathleen D. (author), Anderson, James C. (author), and Fuhrman, Nicholas E. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-02-18
- Published:
- USA: School of Human Sciences at Mississippi State University
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12728
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 9, N. 1
- Notes:
- 20 pages, Organic agriculture has the potential to improve the environmental performance of U.S. agriculture, supporting increasing food demand and diversification of food consumption while improving the quality of ecosystems. Organic growers are challenged by a lack of Cooperative Extension agent support as agents have not served organic growers to the same extent as conventional growers nationwide. Rogers’ (2003) diffusion of innovations theory guided our phenomenological inquiry to explore (a) what agents experienced while supporting organic growers, and (b) how agents experienced providing support to organic growers in north Georgia. According to participants, the essence of the support offered to organic growers was an uneven bridge. Agents were willing to provide growers with the resources to support organic production; however, they lacked theoretical and empirical knowledge regarding organic agricultural production that would enable them to establish stronger relationships with growers. Findings from the study and the uneven bridge metaphor led to an original model to assist Extension agents in better serving the organic agricultural community.
8. Community organizations in relation to extension
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- De Geus, J. (author)
- Format:
- Article
- Publication Date:
- 1956
- Published:
- International: H. Veenman & Zonen, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes 14b Document Number: C12584
- Notes:
- Francis C. Byrnes Collection, Pages 69-98 in J.M.A. Penders (ed.), Methods and program planning in rural extension. 324 p.
9. Computer literacy and use : North Carolina's Extension computer education laboratory
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hoag, Dana L. (author), Owen, Mitchell B. (author), Taylor, Mark T. (author), and Department of Economics, Utah State University
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1991
- Published:
- USA: Madison, WI : Extension Journal.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 92 Document Number: C06787
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 29 (1991 Winter) : 11-13
- Notes:
- AGRICOLA IND 92011896
10. Consumer concerns and educational strategies : focus on biotechnology
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bruhn, Christine M. (author / Cooperative Extension Consumer Food Marketing Specialists, Center for Consumer Research, University of California, Davis, CA)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1992-03
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 92 Document Number: C06779
- Journal Title:
- Food Technology
- Journal Title Details:
- 46 (3) : 80, 95, 97
- Notes:
- biotechnology; food safety, AGRICOLA FNI 92001478, Surveys and workshops emphasize that education is the key to public understanding and proper evaluation of biotechnology (original)