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Revista Brasileira de Educação do CampoThis research used the Methodology of Narrative Productions (MNP) to understand how the experiences evidenced by the educators' narratives can contribute for the development of pedagogical practices articulated to the principles of the Rural Education ...
Diego Gonzaga Duarte da Silva +2 more
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International Journal of Studies in PsychologyInclusive education remains a cornerstone in advocating for learners with barriers to adequate support. The study explored teachers' perceptions of supporting learners with dysgraphia and dyslexia in a rural school.
Nombuso Tebele, Jhon Chaka
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Accounting teachers’ experiences of communal feedback in rural South Africa
South African Journal of Education, 2019 This paper explores teachers’ experiences of providing feedback to accounting learners in a selected rural school in South Africa. In terms of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for Accounting, assessment is viewed as an integral part ...
Jabulisile Ngwenya
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Growing up in rural Malawi: dilemmas of childhood [PDF]
, 2010 Rural Malawi is a place where families are generally poor socio-economically. In this chapter we discuss childhood development in a typical Malawian rural setting by focusing on the overall challenges facing families with young children, and we consider ...
Ellis, Sue, Kholowa, Foster
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang +2 more
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Many Eligible Children Don’t Participate in School Nutrition Programs; Reauthorization Offers Opportunities to Improve [PDF]
, 2015 This brief uses data from the 2013 Current Population Survey’s Food Security Supplement to document levels of participation in two of the largest programs authorized by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010—the National School Lunch Program and the ...
Carson, Jessica A.
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah +4 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang +3 more
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Reading levels of rural and urban third graders lag behind their suburban peers [PDF]
, 2011 This brief examines the complex interplay of family, school, and place factors in the reading achievement levels of third grade students. Third grade reading achievement is critical to later academic and occupational success.
Graham, Suzanne E., Teague, Christine
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