Professional Training in Organic Food Production: A Cross-Country Experience

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Autor/inn/en	Guiné, Raquel; Costa, Daniela; Correia, Paula; Costa, Cristina; Correia, Helena; Castro, Moises; Guerra, Luis; Seeds, Catherine; Coll, Collette; Radics, Laszlo; Arslan, Meahmet; Soylu, Soner; Tothova, Monika; Toth, Peter; Basile, Salvatore
Titel	Professional Training in Organic Food Production: A Cross-Country Experience
Quelle	In: International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 34 (2017) 3, S.259-273 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2056-4880
DOI	10.1108/IJILT-11-2016-0052
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; Agricultural Production; Food; Agricultural Education; Electronic Learning; Distance Education; Online Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Agricultural Occupations; Higher Education; Andragogy; Educational Attainment; Academic Degrees; Portugal; Spain; Slovakia; Hungary; United Kingdom; Italy; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Agriculture; Production; Landwirtschaft; Produktion; Agrarproduktion; Landwirtschaftliche Produktion; Lebensmittel; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Ausbildung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Statistische Analyse; Occupation; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Andragogics; Andragogik; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Spanien; Slowakei; Ungarn; Großbritannien; Italien; Türkei
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to characterize the agricultural activities and past experiences in professional training in the context of mobile learning in different countries (Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, Hungary, UK, Italy and Turkey). Design/methodology/approach: For the survey, a questionnaire was prepared in English and Portuguese and then translated into the languages of the participating countries. It was delivered electronically for answering online by adults only. The participation was voluntary and in the end 133 consented valid questionnaires were obtained. For the treatment of the data, SPSS was used and basic descriptive statistics tools were applied, together with tests, namely, crosstabs and ?[superscript 2] tests, considering a level of significance of 5 percent. Findings: The results showed that the majority of the participants presently have some agricultural activity and one-third is thinking about starting one in the future. Most of the participants want to produce food organically, with significant differences among the countries studied in this paper. Most of the participants were enrolled in training activities in agriculture, especially those with higher education. This participation showed significant differences between countries as well as according to the dimension of the farms owned by the participants. A significant association was found between being a teacher in forming activities related to agriculture and being a farmer. When compared to distance learning, the training activities in classroom were the most frequent, with significant differences among the countries. Practical implications: This study allowed characterizing the learning activities in the field of organic agriculture and established vision for planning of future training programs, in different countries, with maybe different social, educational and cultural realities. Originality/value: Because the study included the participation of people from several countries all around Europe, the results obtained enrich the scientific area of training in organic farming, in view of distance learning vs classroom learning on a more global basis. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01