Human Resource Development for Modernizing the Agricultural Workforce

Autor/inn/en	Rivera, William M.; Alex, Gary E.
Titel	Human Resource Development for Modernizing the Agricultural Workforce
Quelle	In: Human Resource Development Review, 7 (2008) 4, S.374-386 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-4843
DOI	10.1177/1534484308324633
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Agricultural Education; Educational Technology; Agricultural Occupations; Human Resources; Labor Force Development; Educational Policy; Rural Extension; Mass Media; Technological Advancement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Unterrichtsmedien; Occupation; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Humankapital; Arbeitskräftebestand; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Massenmedien; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung
Abstract	Greater commercialization of agricultural systems and increasing trade liberalization dictate the need for better capacity on the part of the agriculture workforce in the 21st century. Global changes in the roles of the public and private sectors and the dramatic advancements in technology have also strongly affected agricultural workforce development needs. These evolving changes have important policy, institutional and programmatic implications. This article therefore places human resource development in the context of current concerns for the development of national knowledge economies and "education for the knowledge economy." First, the territory is defined. Then the part training plays in capacity development within organizations in the agriculture workforce is examined and suggests, in the view of the authors, the need for new and necessary policy, institutional, and program reform. Agricultural education systems, including extension, formal education, in-service training, and mass media/distance education programs are examined for their importance and their need to network to prepare the agricultural workforce to meet new challenges. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10