Roling, Niels (author / Professor of Extension, Wageningen Agricultural University, the Netherlands) and Professor of Extension, Wageningen Agricultural University, the Netherlands
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1990
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 81 Document Number: C04851
Notes:
In: Kaimowitz, David, ed. Making the link. Boulder, CO : Westview, 1990. p. 1-42
Compton, J. Lin (author), Green, Jennifer C. (author), Sappington, Harry W., III. (author), Whitmore, Elizabeth (author), and Assistant Professor, Maritime School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-07
Published:
USA: Medford, MA : Association of Voluntary Action Scholars.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 86 Document Number: C05585
AGRICOLA IND 89051564, This study is part of a larger study which examined the development of leadership knowledge and awareness in rural communities. This part of the study focused on what adults learn through participation in community groups. The subjects of this study were 10 members of community groups located in rural counties. All subjects participated in an open-ended, semi-structured interview. Transcripts were analyzed for statements of learning. A total of 259 learning statements in eight categories were identified. The categories are self, internal knowledge, internal skills, external knowledge, external skills, broader skills, special groups and issues, and learning about the learning process. The authors also discuss factors related to learning, including: social factors, local control, democratic procedures, and satisfaction.
Paucar, Raul Santana (author), Zambrano, Gloria Miranda (author), and Grupo Talpuy, Apartado 222, Huancayo, Peru; Grupo Talpuy, Apartado 222, Huancayo, Peru
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1991
Published:
USA: Clearinghouse on Development communication, 1815 N. Fort Meyer Dr., Suite 600, Arlington, VA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 90 Document Number: C06357
James F. Evans Collection, This article provides an assessment of the fields of knowledge creation, diffusion, and utilization from the perspective of the founding editor of this journal. Where are researchers in the development of this area of inquiry? What are some of the critical agenda items for the future? The article argues that the field faces the following issues: a crisis of legitimacy, a lack of theory development, problems in measurement of the phenomenon being explored, and stalled development in terms of posing challenging questions. The article concludes that this is an open agenda in the fields of knowledge creation, diffusion, and utilization. Once some closure is reached on the measurement issues, then it should be possible to advance a systematic theory of knowledge production and utilization. Unfortunately, the field has not been characterized by studies that consciously build other. Instead, the "wheel" has been reinvented on many different occasions. (original)
AGRICOLA IND 92018787, With the increase in wellness programs, earlier hospital discharges, higher health care costs, and more home health care, rural nurses are required to generalize their practices and draw from a more extensive knowledge base. The purpose of this study was to examine nursing interventions, specifically nutrition education practices, based on nutrition knowledge that is used in health promotion. A stratified random sample of rural nurses from hospitals, nursing homes, and community health agencies in North Dakota was invited to participate in this study. Data were obtained via questionnaires. The questionnaire consisted of two parts: the first analyzing demographic data and the second analyzing nutrition knowledge. Nutrition information requests were received by 90.9 percent of the practicing registered nurses. The community/public health nurses had the highest nutrition knowledge scores while medical-surgical hospital nurses had the lowest nutrition knowledge scores. With nutrition information and education being a frequently sought intervention by the rural health client, it would seem that registered nurses should be highly prepared and knowledgeable to meet these clients' needs. (original)
Medeiros, Lydia (author), Russell, William (author), Shipp, Rhonda (author), and Departments of Home Economics and Animal Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1991-09
Published:
USA: Elmsford, NY : Pergamon Press.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 92 Document Number: C06783
AGRICOLA FNI 92000839, A telephone survey (n=1560) was conducted to assess sources of nutrition information and the ability to correctly identify false statements regarding nutrition. The use of media and, to a lesser degree, physicians for nutrition information were reported with the greatest frequency. Gender, marital status, age, and income significantly influenced choice of information source (p<.05). Use of extension home economists, newspapers, nutritionists/dietitians, books and/or magazines, or newspapers had a positive influence on nutrition knowledge. Nutrition knowledge was negatively impacted by use of physicians/nurses and television/radio as sources of information (p<.05). Log linear regression analysis revealed that several information sources had greater weight than others in predicting correct nutrition knowledge (p<.05). Given the wide range in knowledge of respondents citing various information sources, it is evident that the nutrition information sources studied are not equally effective in delivering their messages. (original)
