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A Skills Gap Analysis of Farmer Directors of US Farmer Cooperatives

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Boards of directors are vital to firm performance and are an integral part of the decision‐making process of any business. Several studies have been conducted that observe corporate or nonprofit board characteristics, skills, and the board's connection to firm performance.
Jody S. Herchenbach, Brian C. Briggeman, Jason S. Bergtold, Aleksan Shanoyan, Sarah A. Low, Brandi Miller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scientific literacy: California 4-H defines it from citizens' perspective

California Agriculture, 2015
Scientific literacy is an important educational and societal goal. Measuring scientific literacy, however, has been problematic because there is no consensus regarding the meaning of scientific literacy.
M Smith, S Worker, A Ambrose, L Schmitt-Mcquitty   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Inquiry, engagement, and literacy in science: a retrospective, cross-national analysis of PISA 2006 [PDF]

, 2014
In this study, we examine patterns of students’ literacy and engagement in science associated with different levels of ‘inquiry-oriented’ learning reported by students in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
Abrahams, Adey, Areepattamannil, Areepattamannil, Banchi, Barrow, Bell, Black, Borman, Brown, Bruner, Bybee, Capps, Chall, Cleaves, Driver, Education Review Office, Furtak, Goldacre, Grigg, Kind, Knighton, Lavonen, Lederman, Lee, Minner, Nadelson, National Research Council, National Research Council, OECD, OECD, OECD, OECD., Ofsted., Oliver, PRIMAS., Rocard Report, Sadeh, Schwab, Shymansky, Shymansky, Tamir, Tamir, Thomson, Thomson, Topping, Trickey, Tweats, Woods-McConney, Woods-McConney, Yip   +50 more
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Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Knowledge and Usage of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Extension: Evidence From Tennessee Extension Personnel

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the determinants of generative AI (GenAI) knowledge and usage among agricultural extension professionals. Drawing on survey data from agricultural extension personnel in Tennessee, we employ regression analyses and latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) for topic modeling of open‐ended responses to study the knowledge and usage ...
Abdelaziz Lawani, Jason de Koff, James Muriuki, Anna‐Liisa Ihuhwa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Students' Scientific Literacy Ability in Terms of Learning Styles on Acid-Base Material

IJCER (International Journal of Chemistry Education Research)
This study aims to determine students' science literacy abilities, to know students' science literacy abilities based on learning styles, and to determine differences in students' science literacy based on learning styles in acid-base materials.
Nurul Ulya Septiani, Ivan Ashif Ardhana   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

SOLO taxonomy as EFL students’ disciplinary literacy evaluation tool in technology-enhanced integrated astronomy course

Language Testing in Asia, 2019
Whilst the role of disciplinary literacy in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is becoming more prominent, there appears to be little adaptation or allowance made for English as a foreign or second language (EFL/ESL ...
Nadezhda Chubko, Julia E. Morris, David H. McKinnon, Eileen V. Slater, Geoffrey W. Lummis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is there a lack of science resources and specialists for kaiako at Kura reo o Waikato? [PDF]

, 2010
The New Zealand debates on culture and science education for Maaori are grounded in the concern for the under-achievement of tauira in science. In 1995, a lack of subject experts, specialists and resources to implement the Ministry of Education’s science
Hopkins, Aareka
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Pengaruh Skill Representasi Menggunakan Model Pembelajaran Kontekstual Terhadap Literasi Sains Siswa SMP [PDF]

, 2013
The problem discussed in this research was influence of skill representation using contextual teaching and learning toward junior high school students’ science literacy.
Abdurrahman, A. (Abdurrahman), Afandi, Y. N. (Yunanto), Suyatna, A. (Agus)   +2 more
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U.S. Consumers Sometimes Prefer Seemingly Redundant Labels

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT More food products are carrying seemingly redundant labels, which are marketing claims or certifications that reiterate product attributes already conveyed. In this paper, we aim to answer two questions on redundant labels. First, do consumers view redundant labels as deceptive or informative? Second, how do redundant labels affect product and
Jackson Lusk, Brenna Ellison, Trey Malone   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source