Brown, Charles (author) and Lehtola, Carol (author)
Format:
Guide
Publication Date:
2003-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: D05937
Notes:
CIR 1438, one of a series of Florida AgSafe, a program of the Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville. 9 pages., Guidelines for creating a community-based safety workshop.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: D06693
Notes:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. and the Social Sciences Institute, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro. 7 pages., Describes a customizable curriculum (nine training modules), video and self-scoring evaluation instrument for use in workshops.
USA: National Project in Agricultural Communications. Michigan State University.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 194 Document Number: D07225
Notes:
Document folder in three-parts. Do to oversize, the third part located in box 194., Contributed by Hal Taylor, former Assistant Director, Office of Communications, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and early staff member in the National Project in Agricultural Communications (NPAC)., 27 pages., Manual with 35 accompanying acetates (overhead visuals) for Sections A, B and D as well as flannelboard cards and models for Sections B, C and D of the Written Communication Training Program, National Project in Agricultural Communications.
USA: Human Engineering Division, Special Devices Center, Port Washington, New York.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 193 Document Number: D07233
Notes:
Hal R. Taylor Collection. He used this as a resource in preparing materials for the Communication Training Program of the National Project in Agricultural Communications (NPAC), Michigan State University, East Lansing., SpecDevCen 494-08-1 103 pages
Saul, Ezra V. (author), Cornehlsen, John H., Jr. (author), Devoe, Donald B. (author), Niccoll-Ehmer, Marjy (author), Hansen, Clyde J. (author), Jaffe, Jack (author), Raben, Margaret W. (author), and Zurier, Janet (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1954-10-01
Published:
USA: U.S. Naval Training Device Centerm, Port Washington, Long Island, New York.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 193 Document Number: D07234
Notes:
Hal R. Taylor Collection. He used this as a resource in preparing materials for the Communication Training Program of the National Project in Agricultural Communications (NPAC), Michigan State University, East Lansing., Technical Report SpecDevCen 494-08-1 216 pages
USA: Cooperative Extension Service, State College of Washington, Pullman
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 193 Document Number: D07239
Notes:
Hal R. Taylor Collection, 59 pages., Packet of learning resources used during a five-day training conference. Based on resources from the Communication Training Program of th eNational Project in Agricultural Communications (NPAC), Michigan State University, East Lansing.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 193 Document Number: D07243
Notes:
Hal R. Taylor Collection, Author, Unpublished set of teaching resources. Features 25 sessions and 26 exercises for an 18-day workshop on agricultural science writing.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 193 Document Number: D07244
Notes:
Hal R. Taylor Collection. Teaching materials used for the Communication Training Program of the National Project in Agricultural Communications (NPAC), headquartered at Michigan State University, East Lansing, and for other training occasions., From author., Forty-five cards and 11 acetate visuals for use in communication teaching sessions.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 193 Document Number: D07245
Notes:
Hal R. Taylor Collection. Includes concepts and activities from the Communication Training Program of the National Project in Agricultural Communications (NPAC), Michigan State University, East Lansing., From author., Project file containing resources and assignments for a communication training program in Indonesia and perhaps other settings.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 193 Document Number: D07246
Notes:
Hal R.Taylor Collection., From author., Packet of notes and resources written and assembled by the author through the years for communication training, with emphasis on theory and process of communication. Some are resources from the Communication Training Program of the National Project in Agricultural Communications (NPAC), Michigan State University, East Lansing.
USA: Highway Traffic Safety Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 194 Document Number: D07249
Notes:
Hal R. Taylor Collection, Approximately 3 minutes., FTV-104 educational film featuring risky intersections of rural roads. A resource used in the Communication Training Program of the National Project in Agricultural Communications (NPAC), headquartered at Michigan State University, East Lansing.
Malawi: Extension Aids Branch, Department of Agriculture, Zomba, Malawi.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Oversized box 1 Document Number: D07925
Notes:
John L. Woods Collection., Cinematography teaching guide in ring binder. Developed in support of the Mass Communication Project, University of Missouri, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Part 1 - Basic photographic principles. 68 pages. Part 2 - Producing single system sound films in developing countries. Pages not numbered.
Malawi: Extension Aids Branch, Department of Agriculture, Zomba, Malawi.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Oversized box 1 Document Number: D07926
Notes:
John L. Woods Collection., Cinematography teaching guide in ring binder. Developed in support of the Mass Communication Project, University of Missouri, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Chapters 5-16. 122 pages.
Malawi: Extension Aids Branch, Department of Agriculture, Zomba, Malawi.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Oversized box 1 Document Number: D07927
Notes:
John L. Woods Collection., Cinematography teaching guide in ring binder. Developed in support of the Mass Communication Project, University of Missouri, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Shooting the film (chapters 17-24 - 114 pages); Editing the film (pages not numbered); Distributing the films (pages not numbered).
Salcedo, Rudy N. (author) and Woods, John L. (author)
Format:
Course materials
Publication Date:
1972-01-01
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 195 Document Number: D07999
Notes:
John L.Woods Collection, Course outline and reference materials for a course taught at the University of Illinois, Urbana. Six pages of syllabus, plus a packet of references.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 195 Document Number: D08001
Notes:
John L.Woods Collection, Ring binder containing series overview with lesson plans and resources for a series of seven seminars. Author identified with Chemonics International, Inc., Washington, D.C. Pages numbered by section.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08014
Notes:
John L. Woods Collection, Produced for Legacy, Inc., in cooperation with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D. C. Prepared by the University of South Alabama. 35 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08029
Notes:
John L. Woods Collection, Prepared for Chemonics International, Inc., Washington, D. C. in support of the Project in Development and Environment ((PRIDE), U. S. Agency for International Development, Washington, D. C. 78 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08036
Notes:
John L. Woods Collection, Involves Rebuilding Afghanistan’s Agricultural Market Program (RAMP). Project of Chemonics International, Inc., Washington, D. C., funded by the U. S. Agency for International Development, Washington, D. C. 6 pages.
Fusell, D. (author), Haaland, A. (author), Bhattarai, N. (author), Rayamajhi, S. (author), Bhattarai, T. (author), Kharel, P. (author), Dhungana, K. (author), and Subba, C. (author)
Format:
Booklet
Publication Date:
1975
Published:
Nepal
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08075
Notes:
John L. Woods Collection, Report of research among rural residents in Nepal. , joint project of UNICEF and the National Development Service. 21 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08092
Notes:
John L. Woods Collection, RB #401 Development Training and Communication Planning, UNDP Asia and Pacific Programme, Bangkok, Thailand. 6 pages. English version.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08606
Notes:
Located in Review of Extension Studies, volumes for 1946-1956, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Summary of a report of research gathered by the U.S. Extension Service, Washington, D.C. 8 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D09982
Notes:
Document from files of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Submitted to the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Government of Kenya by the Office of International Agriculture, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. Involves possible collaboration with Edgerton College to develop an agricultural education institution of excellence in the land-grant tradition.
Team Nutrition (Program : U.S.) (author) and United States Food and Nutrition Service (author)
Format:
government document
Language:
Eng;iish
Publication Date:
2013
Published:
USA: USDA, Food and Nutrition Service
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: D10136
Notes:
1 online resource (107 pages) : illustrations (some color), A supplemental curriculum for grades 5-6., Via United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library. From the Historical Dietary Guidance Digital Collection
4 pages., Via online journal., Interactive web-based questions were developed for students to review
subject matter learned in an online plant propagation course. Articulate Storyline
software was used to build nearly 250 review questions with five different testing
styles to ascertain proficiency in subject areas, including the biology of propagation,
the propagation environment, seed propagation, vegetative propagation, micropropagation, and cell culture. Questions were arranged to correspond to the
supporting textbook chapters in Hartmann and Kester’s Plant propagation: Principles and practices, ninth edition. These are open access and available to instructors
and students worldwide. Users received immediate feedback for each question
answered correctly or incorrectly. The system remembers where one leaves off,
which enables starting and stopping multiple times within a chapter. Means of preand posttest responses to nine content knowledge items showed that students
perceived a significant content knowledge gain in the course. These online interactive reviews can be adapted easily to other courses in a variety of fields,
including horticulture, botany, systematics, and biology. They can also be expanded
to overlay multiple objects and trigger events based on user response. Since inception,
the website hosting these online reviews averaged 156 unique visitors per month.
Students have reported this to be a useful tool to prepare them for course exams.
4 pages., Via journal article., Learning by doing plays a critical role in a learner’s conceptual understanding. By actively engaging with a concept, students gain experience and develop an enduring understanding of the concept. The concept of pollen viability is a critical component in the field of plant breeding and can be used to explain various aspects of pollen quality. An inquiry activity was designed to expose undergraduate students in a horticulture course to the concept of pollen viability and its application. The entire class was tasked with collaborating to identify an in vitro germination medium optimized to germinate plumeria (Plumeria rubra) pollen. To determine optimum sucrose and pH concentrations of the medium, student groups were assigned treatments of pollen from two plumeria cultivars that were germinated in Brewbaker and Kwack media of differing sucrose and pH concentrations. Students calculated the percentage of germinated pollen and assessed pollen tube integrity and used these variables as evidence of an optimized medium. Although undergraduates were engaged in authentic research practices during the inquiry activity, lack of time and resources impeded completion of the activity. However, students were exposed to methods and instrumentation directly related to evaluating pollen viability. Moreover, they were exposed to the basic practice of pollen quality assessment that they can use to carry out investigations on pollen fertility. In addition, insight was gained to improve the inquiry activity in the future. Now, well-informed modifications to the inquiry activity can be made to pilot this activity in a formal horticulture laboratory section.
Barton, Elizabeth T. (author), Barton, Emily A. (author), Barton, Susan (author), Boyer, Cheryl R. (author), Brosnan, Jim (author), Hill, Paul (author), Hoyle, Jared (author), Reid, Judson (author), Seger, Jamie (author), Stafne, Eric (author), and University of Delaware
University of Virginia
Kansas State University
University of Tennessee
University of Washington
Cornell University
Ohio State University
Mississippi State University
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2017-04
Published:
United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 16 Document Number: D10445
10 pages., Via online journal., We held a technology session at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science in Atlanta, GA, to provide guidance for technology choices in extension education and an opportunity to learn more about engaging new audiences, including the millennial generation (people born between 1982 and 2000). The use of technology is now an integral part of extension-client interaction. Presenters in the session gave examples of when technologies such as blogs, social media accounts, or web conferencing tools allowed extension personnel to increase engagement with online consumers and ultimately help fulfill extension’s mission of extending knowledge and changing lives. Effective engagement requires both educators and learners to be satisfied with the exchange. It is critical to monitor the quality of these digitally facilitated exchanges as compared with traditional face-to-face interactions. Additionally, it is possible to quantify digital engagement with readily available metrics, such as “retweets” (a reposted or forwarded message) or “likes” (indication an item is appreciated). These allow innovative and substantive reporting to further justify continued use of digital technologies for enhancing client-extension relations.
7 pages., Via online journal., Virtual plant walk maps were developed for an ornamental plant identification (ID) course, with the goal of providing an additional study resource to potentially enhance student learning. The maps provided students an opportunity to revisit plants covered in lecture and laboratory sections at their own convenience, using either a computer or mobile device. Each map plotted the locations of the plants from the corresponding list and provided photographs of specimens, plant family, common and scientific names, and plant type information. At the end of the course, a survey was given to collect information about student use and perceptions of the virtual plant walk maps for two fall semesters (n = 87). Survey results indicated 63% of the students used the virtual plant walk maps as a study resource. Students who used the maps reported accessing the maps an average of 3.2 times between receiving the maps and taking the plant ID quiz in laboratory. Students mainly used the maps to study the most current plant list and accessed previous plant list maps to a lesser extent. About 67% of students who used the virtual maps, used the maps to visually review the plants online only, although 31% of students used the maps for both visual review and to physically retrace the plant walk to view the live specimens. Of the students who did not use the maps, most found other study resources/methods more useful or they forgot about the maps as a resource. When asked to rate usefulness of the maps on a scale from slightly useful (1) to very useful (3), 43% of students indicated that the virtual maps study tool was very useful, 25% indicated the maps were useful, and 8% indicated that the maps were slightly useful. A significant dependence between student use frequency and student usefulness ratings of virtual plant walk maps was observed. As students’ use of the virtual maps increased, they perceived the maps to be more useful to their studies in preparing for ID quizzes. No differences between plant ID quiz scores were associated with virtual plant walk map use, learning style, or use by learning style. Our survey indicated that students used the virtual plant walk maps as a resource and perceived the maps as a useful tool in preparation for ID quizzes.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 34 Document Number: D10668
Notes:
Eugene A. Kroupa Collection, Comprehensive teaching resource used by Professor Schoenfeld in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Includes class assignments. Highly compatible with rural journalism. 119 pages.
11 pages, via online journal, Purpose: Educational farms (EFs) serve a number of social and economic functions and are part of the debate about new learning environments, multifunctional agriculture and firm diversification. Through the analysis of a case study, this paper aims to identify strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of EFs and key factors for setting a development strategy.
Design/Methodology/Approach: A direct survey to EFs in Molise region (IT) was implemented during April-May 2017 and results were assessed following a SWOT approach.
Findings: Strong motivation and connection with agritourism activities are strengths of EFs in the region; small size, unskilled staff, lack of structured educational pathways, and limited profitability are the main weaknesses. Farms opportunities come from a territory rich in rural landscapes, environmental resources, and typical food products, and from a growing demand for educational tourism. Obstacles are in the institutional sphere and due to the absence of regional networks. Based on SWOT findings, key factors for EFs development are discussed.
Practical implications: EFs development requires innovative educational and managerial tools, a more concerted and proactive role for multiple stakeholders, and the implementation of a network approach. Study findings solicit actions from public institutions and advisory services to improve farmers’ skills.
Theoretical implications: The paper contributes to the theoretical debate about the need for a multidisciplinary approach in dealing with the analysis of EFs.
Originality/Value: The analysis underlines the importance of internal and external drivers in stimulating farms and institutions to support diversification strategies, rural development and transformation processes in inner areas.
Budiwidjaja, Arif (author / Chief Librarian, Faculty of Agriculture, Gadjah Mada University) and Evans, James F. (author / Head, Teaching and Research, Agricultural Communications, University of Illinois)
Format:
Proposal
Language:
Multilingual
Publication Date:
1982
Published:
Indonesia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 123 Document Number: D11166
Notes:
From the International Programs file of the Office of Agricultural Communications and Education, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois., This project file relates to research and planning by a joint faculty study team from Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA. The study team embarked on it with the belief that a literature identification project involving Indonesian agricultural communication is an integral part of any effort to establish academic programs of agricultural communication teaching and research. The file contains correspondence, an initial list of more than 200 documents identified in the GMU Library System, and a preliminary proposal.
Claar, J. B. (author / Director, Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, University of Illinois)
Format:
Course syllabus
Publication Date:
1983
Published:
International: International Program for Agricultural Knowledge Systems (INTERPAKS), College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D11186
Notes:
This file, "INTERPAKS Managerial Course," is maintained in the International Programs records of the Agricultural Communications Program, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign., 5 pages., Syllabus for a five-week short course offered by INTERPAKS, September 17-October 19, 1984, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
"This teaching case provides an example of adopting e-commerce in the interaction and trading activities between participants in the food sector through a typical agricultural products e-commerce company in China." It can be used to teach graduate/postgraduate students in agricultural business, MBA and executive programmes about the agri-food e-commerce business model.
5 pages., Retrieved online by open access., Authors devised this game for use in environmental education as a resource that bridged the gap between ideological worlds of protecting and conserving environments and that of profit margins and commercial decision making. Reported as being found successful with students at secondary school level. Beyond environmental education, it touches on cross-curricular themes of citizenship, health education, economic nd industrial understanding, and commercial decision making.
USA: College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12156
Notes:
Online from publisher. 2 pages., Describes a new USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grant project to develop a virtual reality curriculum for agricultural equipment safety training.
Kiernan, N.E. (author), McDonald, S. (author), Bromley, D. (author), Stoudnour, J. (author), Gregory, D. (author), and Penn State Cooperative Extension
Format:
Program evaluation
Publication Date:
unknown
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: C27673
Telg, Ricky (author), Irani, Tracy (author), and Thakadu, O.T. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2010-02-09
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 175 Document Number: C29982
Notes:
Presented at the Agricultural Communications Section of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists Conference, Orlando, Florida, February 7-9, 2010. 28 pages.
USA: Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 176 Document Number: C30180
Notes:
182 pages., This 11-chapter course reference is accompanied by the syllabus, description of the individual student project involved, ideas for campaign topics and 17 inventories that students complete during the campaign planning process.
Narvaez, Enrique Sanchez (author / Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences of the O.A.S.) and Herrera, Guillermo Combariza (author / Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences of the O.A.S.)
Format:
Booklet
Publication Date:
1957-07
Published:
Costa Rica
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 176 Document Number: C30361
Narvaez, Enrique Sanchez (author / Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences of the O.A.S.) and Herrera, Guillermo Combariza (author / Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences of the O.A.S.)
Format:
Booklet
Publication Date:
1958-04
Published:
Costa Rica
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 176 Document Number: C30362
Narvaez, Enrique Sanchez (author / Inter-american Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture, Costa Rica) and Stephen, Victor R. (author / Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture, Costa Rica)
Format:
unknown
Publication Date:
1957-03
Published:
Costa Rica
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 177 Document Number: C30384
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: KerryByrnes3 Document Number: D01429
Notes:
Kerry J. Byrnes Collection, For presentation at the Fertilizer Efficiency Research in the Tropics (FERITT) Training Course Cosponsored by IFDC/IITA/University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. visual presentation,including slides, 16 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: KerryByrnes1; Folder: IFDC File Document Number: D01438
Notes:
Conference paper with slides, Kerry J. Byrnes Collection, Fertilizer marketing management training program,International fertilizer development center (IFDC). Muscle Shoals, Alabama 16 pages with 32 visuals.
Biggelaar, Christoffel den (author / Michigan State University)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
1991-03-28
Published:
Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: C19957
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, from "Proceedings seventh annual meeting of the assocation for international agricultural and extension education"Riverfront Holiday Inn, St. Louis, Missouri, March 28-30, 1991
Etling, Arlen (author / Pennsylvania State Univeristy) and Nti, Naana O. (author / Pennsylvania State Univeristy)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
1991-03-28
Published:
Ghana: Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: C19958
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, from "Proceedings seventh annual meeting of the assocation for international agricultural and extension education"Riverfront Holiday Inn, St. Louis, Missouri, March 28-30, 1991
Baker, Matt (author), Roediger, Roger (author), and Baker: Graduate Associate, Department of Agricultural Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Roediger: Director, Ohio Agricultural Education Curriculum Materials Service, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-10
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05367
Drinka, Thomas P. (author), Leach, Mary M. (author), Stout, Patrick M. (author), and Leach: Associate Dean, College of Applied Sciences, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; Drinka: Professor, Department of Agriculture, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL; Stout: Associate Director of Broadcast and Educational Communication Services, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1989-03
Published:
USA: Urbana, IL : National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05578
Chan, Mimi W. (author), Chapman, Karen M. (author), and Foods and Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07903
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Ham, Mimeographed, 1994. 1 p. Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education, Portland, OR, July 16-20, 1994., Because attitudes about a topic can diminish the effectiveness of informational materials, previously identified attitudes concerning calcium intake were explored through focus group interviews. The purpose of this study was to clarify women's attitudes and behaviors toward calcium-related topics and nutrition education materials. Participants were recruited through Cooperative Extension Service, a church group, and the University of Illinois. Although four focus groups of 6-7 participants were planned, each group consisted of 2-6 women. All focus groups followed the same format, lasting for 1 to 1 1/2 hours; questions progressed from the general to more specific. Preliminary questions were directed at determining women's attitudes, interest, behavior, knowledge, and lifestyle. As the focus group interviews progressed, questions became more specific in assessing the nutrition education materials for readability, attractiveness, usefulness, age-appropriateness, and validity. Discussions also included whether dietary behavior change occurred as a result of educational materials, motivation to take materials home, and general use of materials. The focus group format allowed for in-depth discussions on the topics and provided rationale based on age and background knowledge. Motivating factors included prior interest in the topic and length of the materials. Many women mentioned that their busy lifestyles restricted them from reading long brochures. Younger women tended to underestimate the older women's ability to read smaller print size. Most importantly, neither younger nor older women felt that osteoporosis was a problem that their age group needed to address. Lastly, knowledge level of the general public was overestimated by one focus group comprised of graduate students. This study emphasized that women's attitudes about calcium intake and osteoporosis need to be addressed if nutrition education materials are to be effective.
Richardson, J.G. (author), Riddick, G.F. (author), and Stephenson, J.D. (author)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1996
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 103 Document Number: C08836
Notes:
The 93rd annual meeting of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists --Communications Section. Greensboro, North Carolina. February 4-7, 1996; p. 57-60
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 116 Document Number: C11998
Journal Title Details:
1 page
Notes:
RIRDC completed projects in 1997-98:human capital, communications and information systems, Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC), Barton, ACT, Australia, 1998
