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Walking the Pens: A Case Study of Secondary Agriculture Teachers’ Experiences Using a Serious Digital Game in an Introductory Animal Science Course

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2015
In a world where knowledge is a click away, today’s students need information delivered in ways that meet their expectations as digital natives. Serious digital games are one way to meet the demand.
J. C. Bunch, Angela W. Webb, J. Shane Robinson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Starving for Data: Eating Disorders Prevalence and Research Gaps in Southern Africa

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Studies reporting prevalence estimates of eating disorders in Southern Africa are scarce. To fill this gap, the present Research Forum reviews existing literature on the prevalence of eating disorders, including as assessed by clinical interviews, screeners, and self‐reported behaviors, among individuals in Southern Africa.
Bernou Melisse, Jojanneke M. Bijsterbosch, Lot Sternheim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of digital literacy on the adoption of precision agriculture and its effect on the sustainability of rice cultivation in Lambayeque

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
The transition to more sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture is an urgent challenge in agricultural regions of developing countries such as Lambayeque (Peru), especially in rice cultivation.
María Arangurí, Jessie Bravo-Jaico, Huilder Mera, William Noblecilla, Cristina Lucini   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

SIGNIFICANCE OF FINACIAL LITERACY FOR THE AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS IN SERBIA

Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2017
The aim of this paper is to analyse the level and the signifcance of farmers financial knowledge or literacy, as well to propose measures for the improvement of financial skills in agricultural holdings.
Vladimir Zakić, Vlado Kovačević, Jelena Damnjanović   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

What Can K–12 Education Teach College Professors?

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Michael P. Marchetti
wiley   +1 more source

Cheia de axé (full of axé): Spirituality, resistance, and repair in Pernambuco's Afro‐Brazilian traditional communities

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how Afro‐Brazilian communities in Pernambuco respond to state‐led industrial development through culturally rooted practices of resistance and repair. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research in the coastal municipalities of Cabo de Santo Agostinho and Ipojuca, this study traces the effects of Brazil's large‐scale ...
Shelly Annette Biesel
wiley   +1 more source

Botanical Gardens Can Play an Important Role in the Harmonious Coexistence of Humanity and Nature in Cities

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
Xiangying Wen, Timothy John Entwisle, Hai Ren   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating General and Vocational Education to Sustain and Renew Traditional Chinese Culture: A Case Study of Chongqing Three Gorges Vocational College

Future in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how a Chinese higher vocational college can align skills training with the inheritance and innovative development of fine traditional Chinese culture. Grounded in perspectives that view vocational education as cultural transmission and identity work and informed by the lenses of general‐vocational integration and ...
Yuchang Xu, Dequan Zhu, Jiancheng Tan, Xue Pan, Fukui Zhao, Dufan Cao, Ning Wang, Ying Tang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of an Annual Community-Focused Agricultural Literacy Event

Journal of Agricultural Education, 2017
Agricultural literacy programs are effective pathways to informally teach the public about agriculture through stakeholder (attendee and exhibitor) interaction. Such programs are generally evaluated using attendee feedback but fail to include exhibitors’ experience.
M'Randa R. Sandlin, Kauahi Perez
openaire   +1 more source

Influenza and Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Utilisation in Vulnerable Urban Youth in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This project explores influenza and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine utilisation among a multi‐ethnic group of youth (aged 11–23 years) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Method Using a cross‐sectional design and purposive sampling, influenza vaccine utilisation over 3 years was assessed via questionnaire.
Sarah Deck, Se Lim Jang, Rachel Harris, Fariba Kolahdooz, Moutasem Zakkar, Sangita Sharma   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source