Search Results - Theory and practice of education

From "best practice" to "best fit": A framework for designing and analyzing pluralistic agricultural advisory services worldwide by Birner, Regina, Davis, Kristin E., Pender, John L., Nkonya, Ephraim M., Anandajayasekeram, Ponniah, Ekboir, Javier, Mbabu, Adiel, Spielman, David J., Horna, Daniela, Benin, Samuel, Cohen, Marc J.

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From challenges to opportunities by Søgaard, Helene Albinus

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Knowledge, attitude, and practices to zoonotic disease risks from livestock birth products among smallholder communities in Ethiopia by Alemayehu, Gezahegn, Mamo, G., Desta, Hiwot, Alemu, Biruk G., Wieland, Barbara

“…Carefully designed, empirical One Health research allows to untangle the complexity around these risks and guides the development of practical health education guidelines and best prevention practices for veterinary public health interventions. …”
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The underlying meanings shaping Environmental Communication Campaigns (ECCs) by Svenneke Åsberg, Fanny

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Impact of participatory training of smallholder pig farmers on knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding biosecurity for the control of African swine fever in Uganda by Dione, Michel M., Dohoo, Ian, Ndiwa, Nicholas N., Poole, Elizabeth J., Ouma, Emily A., Amia, Winfred C., Wieland, Barbara

“…Results of the regression analyses showed that there was a significant effect of biosecurity training (p = .038) on gain in knowledge after 12 months, but there were limited changes in farmer's attitude and practice at 12 and 28 months after training. Pig production domain (peri-urban/urban production), group membership, gender (male) and education of the farmer positively influenced knowledge gain and attitude of farmers towards biosecurity. …”
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Financial incentives often fail to reconcile agricultural productivity and pro-conservation behavior by Bell, Andrew R., Rakotonarivo, O. Sarobidy, Bhargava, Apurva, Duthie, A. Bradley, Zhang, Wei, Sargent, Rebecca, Lewis, Amy R., Kipchumba, Adams

“…We further find production (yield) and the joint production-environment product (i.e., a measure of agricultural production multiplied by a measure of pro-conservation practice) are better preserved in groups that are more educated, more gender diverse and that better represent women. …”
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Using a programme impact pathway to design, monitor, and evaluate interventions to commercialise biofortified crops and foods by Friesen, Valerie M., Mudyahoto, Bho, Birol, Ekin, Nyangaresi, Annette M., Reyes, Byron, Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N.

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Intentions to consume foods from edible insects and the prospects for transforming the ubiquitous biomass into food by Pambo, K.O., Mbeche, R.M., Okello, J.J., Mose, G.N., Kinyuru, J.N.

“…The study employed an extended theory of planned behaviour and involved 432 participants. …”
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Mechanisms for increasing the accountability of teachers and schools in rural Pakistan to improve learning outcomes by Asad, Saher, Habib, Masooma, Karachiwalla, Naureen, Kosec, Katrina, Leaver, Clare, ur Rehman, Attique

“…The government has two evaluation and oversight systems that should, in theory, incentivise teacher effort; in practice, they face substantial problems and are ineffective. …”
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Poor livestock keepers: ecosystem–poverty–health interactions by Grace, Delia, Lindahl, Johanna F., Wanyoike, Francis N., Bett, Bernard K., Randolph, Thomas F., Rich, Karl M.

“…The plausibility of zoonoses as poverty traps is strengthened by landmark studies on disease burden in recent years. While in theory, endemic zoonoses are best controlled in the animal host, in practice, communities are often left to manage disease themselves, with the focus on treatment rather than prevention. …”
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Unpacking the reported impacts of COVID-19 in rural contexts: evidence from two rural municipalities in South Africa by Mubangizi, B. C., Okem, Andrew E., John, S. F., Ngubane, L. P., Barry, I., Adekanla, N., Nyawo, J. C.

“…The pandemic’s ripples extend to cultural practices, education, and community well-being, as evidenced by the waning participation in cultural traditions, declining interest in education among school-goers, and a surge in substance abuse and criminal activities like stock theft. …”
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Development and validation of an empirical instrument to measure organizational and institutional functioning capacity within international extension networks by Lamm, Kevan W., Lamm, Alexa, Davis, Kristin E., Sanders, Catherine, Powell, Alyssa

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Integration of allotment garden in public green space for the social wellbeing of urban residents : a study of Ekebydalen allotment garden, Uppsala, Sweden by Hadgu, Semhal Mehari

“…Also, as an input to the proposal, the history of allotment gardens and the theory of sustainable wellbeing was reviewed, and local public participation was investigated. …”

Risk communication in forestry consulting : a survey among foresty professionals by Skov, Mads Chrisrian Roiy

“…On the basis of these findings, I can derive a number of practical recommendations not just for scientists but also for personnel and institutions working in higher education and in the field of forest extension services. …”

Användandet av handskar inom djursjukvården, i teori och praktik by Karlsson, Hanna

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Öppna öronen! En blivande landskapsarkitekts utforskande av ljudets roll i platsskapandet by Blick, Amanda

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Friluftsliv i staden by Andersson, Beatrice

“…The projects main question: How can you make temporary landscapes that encourage outdoorinspired activities at selected locations in the city? is answered by practice based research, an approach in which theoretical research are developed through practical experiments in the designing- and implementation process. …”
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Assuring sustainability information by Jonsson, Simon

“…The empirical findings of this study show that auditors use a set of institutional work types to establish them as assurers of information in SRs, including advocacy of their own established assurance standard, mimicry of existing financial audit practices and education of company actors in how to develop internal sustainability reporting practices. …”
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Illuminating filters of perception by Pershagen, Anna-Maria

“…Since the 70s, the genius loci has had a definition in landscape architectural theory, but the contemporary attitudes on the concept as well as its implementation in practice are less illuminated in research. …”
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Predictors of intention to integrate biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato in child feeding: A field information experiment in rural Kenya by Lagerkvist, Carl Johan, Mutiso, J.M., Okello, J.J., Muoki, Penina Ngusye, Oluoch-Kosura, Willis, Heck, S.

“…They underscore the need to segment the audience during nutrition education.…”
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