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Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Doria A. Medondjeu, Dorothy E. Fon, Stefan Sieber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of networking cooperation for implementing advanced professional training programs

Política e Gestão Educacional, 2021
Nowadays, Russian vocational education is overcoming a stage of profound transformations associated with the post-industrial society's peculiarities, which main characteristics are computerization and digitalization of the economy. Transformations in the
Viktor G. Lysenko, Aleksandra A. Levitskaia, Valery A. Nikolayev, Olga A. Chopik, Oleg Yu. Pokhorukov, Oleg A. Masyukov, Elena L. Rudneva   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preferential trading in agriculture: New insights from a structural gravity analysis and machine learning

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) contain various non‐tariff provisions, yet identifying their trade effects remains challenging because these commitments are high‐dimensional and strongly correlated within agreements. We estimated a theory‐consistent structural gravity model with domestic flows for 26 agricultural subsectors over 1988–2017
Dongin Kim, Sandro Steinbach
wiley   +1 more source

When looking at an immersive 360° hypervideo is close to direct experience: a pilot study on stress-related psychophysiological activation in simulations with paramedics

Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training
Emergency contexts are emotionally demanding, particularly for trainees. This pilot study compared the psychophysiological activation of 23 paramedic students during two simulations: a direct simulation, in which they performed a simulated road rescue in
Rita Cosoli, Francesca Amenduni, Vito Candido, Alberto Cattaneo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immigrant mental health, safe work, discrimination, and state policies: From racism and xenophobia to health equity

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract An ecological model was developed to examine the pathways linking immigration state policies to physically safe work conditions and work volition, interpersonal discrimination, and mental health distress. The ecological framework was tested among two subsamples totaling 529 Latinx immigrant participants: (1) immigrants who resided in states ...
Germán A. Cadenas, Thanharat Silamongkol, H. Kenny Nienhusser, Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez, Cristalís Capielo Rosario, Lucas Torres, Oswaldo Moreno   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decision-Making Rationales among Quebec VET Student Aged 25 and Older

International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2017
Each year, a large number of students aged 25 years and over take part in vocational and education training (VET) programs in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The life experiences of many of these adults are marked by complex psychosocial and professional
Louis Cournoyer, Frédéric Deschenaux
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CO-DETERMINATION AND APPRENTICESHIP IN SME: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON WORK COUNCILS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE QUALITY OF APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING

Професійна педагогіка, 2020
Relevance. Training systems which are based on the principle of apprenticeship and involve the company as a central venue are gaining in significance in international terms.
Christiane Eberhardt, Klaus Berger
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Vocational education and training

This chapter focuses on initial vocational education and training (VET) in industrialized countries. It identifies core dimensions of VET and discusses their role in shaping adolescent development. These core dimensions include international differences between VET systems, the description of VET as a learning and socialization environment, the social ...
Kriesi, Irene, Graf, Lukas, Schweri, Juerg   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Has Inequity Faced by Young Australians With Disability Changed Since the Turn of the Century?

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the introduction of various policies aimed at promoting equality for people with disability since Australia ratified the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2008, there has been little evaluation regarding the extent of change in inequity since then.
Asha Parkinson, Joanne Arciuli, Eric Emerson, Sally Robinson, Sally Chance, Gerry Redmond   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting Aged Care Worker Wellbeing: A Qualitative Document Analysis of the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aged care work is physically and emotionally demanding. Workers can feel disempowered, vulnerable and at increased risk of experiencing work‐related stress. This in turn can result in sub‐optimal care and staff shortages. This study aimed to investigate what provisions exist within Australia's strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards to ...
Sharon Stoddart, Kate Churruca, Maree Saba, Janet C Long, Peter D. Hibbert, Amy Nguyen, Viviana Wuthrich, Bronwyn Newman, Leonard C. Gray, Hilda Bø Lyng, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Louise A Ellis   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source