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Mentoring expectation congruency, interaction, and psychosocial support in Missouri's agriculture teacher mentor program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
agriculture teachers participating in a state-supported formal mentoring program. The target population for the student was teachers participating in the Missouri Agricultural Education mentor/induction program. The accessible population consisted of Missouri...
Agriculture teachers' perception and practice for teaching students with disabilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
education, such as Direct Instruction and Strategy Instruction, is one example of mandated educational provision. While positive outcomes have been documented from the use of evidence-based practices in agricultural education (Davis, Akers, Doerfert, Mc...
Three essays on agricultural trade and policy /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The first essay introduces a new method to measure non-tariff barriers (NTBs). NTBs to agricultural trade are believed to have increased while tariffs fell. Hence, measuring NTBs...
Conceptualizing the process of supporting youths' psychological needs and intrinsic motivation within school based agricultural education programs : a mixed methods study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to identify the strategies, actions, and processes School Based Agricultural Education (SBAE) teachers utilize to support the psychological needs and intrinsic motivation of students. Through...
Factors influencing socially responsible leadership development in college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The purpose of this study was to examine factors impacting college student leadership development. The target population was all junior and senior students in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri...
The Effect of Source On Agricultural Producers' Perceptions of Credibility
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This field experiment sought to examine the effects of a media source on agricultural producers' perceptions of credibility and agricultural advertising influence in a news story. Subscribers to DTN/The Progressive Farmer received one of two...
Adaptations to the agricultural risk coverage program and their consequences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) program was created in the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 2014 as a shallow loss program protecting against year to year declines in farm income. The 2014 farm bill redirected commodity programs from fixed direct...
Exploring the relationships between livelihood dimensions and socio-ecological resilience in the Bolivian altiplano
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Households in the Bolivian Altiplano construct their livelihood strategies in a system marked by changing climate and volatile social systems. The strategies that they choose must work to decrease the household's vulnerability ...
Three essays on Black Sea grain markets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Russia and Ukraine (often referred to as the Black Sea region) have recently emerged as major world grain exporters. Just in the 2011/12 marketing year, according to the USDA (2013) they were among the top ten global ...
Perceived support and challenges faced by extension specialists and educators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
of this study was based on work by Fosters and Seevers (2003) that reviewed the barriers women face in agricultural and Extension education, as well as the lack of mentoring networks and support groups. The purpose of this research was to measure the level...
Three essays on the economic value of innovation and quality within the soybean supply chain
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Population growth and rise in personal income worldwide have led to a high rate of increase in global food demand. Efforts by global agricultural supply to meet this demand, however, is threatened by a decreasing number of agriculture workers across...
A partial equilibrium analysis of global fertilizer supply and demand
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Development of protected areas : agriculture, conservation, and political decentralization in the La Amistad Pacific Conservation Area of Costa Rica
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
This study explores the possibilities for sustainable development at the interface of natural resource management, conservation, and agriculture in the La Amistad Pacific Conservation Area (ACLAP) in Costa Rica. I use ethnographic methods...
Three essays on agricultural policy and food demand
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
To understand better the effect of policy and technology on agricultural markets, I study three topics about agricultural policy and food demand in this dissertation. My first essay identifies the worldwide historical pattern of wheat support...
Urban FFA members' sense of FFA's organizational culture as experienced through the national FFA convention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
on urban school-based agriculture programs would indicate that urban agriculture students face barriers to their participation in the National FFA Organization. The experiences of the urban FFA members at the National FFA Convention would an understanding...
Adoption of nitrogen efficient eco-innovations by US corn farmers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
, plant tissue testing and nitrogen transformation inhibitors can ameliorate this problem. Data from the 2010 USDA Agricultural Resource Management Survey of corn producers was used to examine the factors affecting adoption of these practices. Twenty...
Remediating effects of human threats on lotic fish assemblages within the Missouri River basin : how effective are conservation practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
To develop tools that can improve agricultural conservation, I: 1) assessed total watershed condition and where agricultural conservation practices (CPs) are likely to be effective (hereafter primary management capacity) of stream segments...
Social networks and access to soybean value chains in rural Mozambique
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Mozambique is one of the poorest, malnourished and foreign aid dependent countries in Africa. About half of its 27 million people live below poverty in the rural areas and depend on agriculture. Over the last ten years, Mozambique has witness...
Employers perceptions of agricultural systems management (ASM) graduates competencies and skill level in the work environment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The University of Missouri Agricultural Systems Management and Agricultural Engineering Extension program is undergoing a six year review in order to evaluate whether or not the department is satisfying the needs of the community and student...
Three essays on the adoption of environmental management innovations in residential areas /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
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