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| Autor/inn/en | Lioutas, Evagelos D.; Charatsari, Chrysanthi; Cernic Istenic, Majda; La Rocca, Giuseppe; De Rosa, Marcello |
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| Titel | The Challenges of Setting up the Evaluation of Extension Systems by Using a Systems Approach: The Case of Greece, Italy and Slovenia |
| Quelle | In: Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 25 (2019) 2, S.139-160 (22 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 1389-224X |
| DOI | 10.1080/1389224X.2019.1583818 |
| Schlagwörter | Cross Cultural Studies; Rural Extension; Foreign Countries; Agricultural Occupations; Comparative Analysis; Agricultural Production; Evaluation Methods; Evaluation Criteria; Services; Case Studies; Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness; Greece; Italy; Slovenia |
| Abstract | Purpose: Considering current debates on ecosystem services' effectiveness and the AIS/AKIS functioning, in this study we suggest a new, systemic way to evaluate extension systems (ESs). Using this model, we compared the effectiveness of ESs in three countries with essential differences but also characteristic similarities in their agricultural sectors: Greece, Italy and Slovenia.Design/methodology/approach: Initially, we defined 'extension system' as a wide range of actors integrating resources with the aim of co-producing value (not for but with) farmers. To capture the value flow within this constellation of actors we distinguished between the notion of 'value in production' -- i.e. the value embodied in service offerings -- and the value emanating when service content is used in real settings or 'value in use.'Findings: Our approach revealed that, despite their structural and organizational differences, the ES in the three countries share common problems arising from a limited focus on the issue of value in use. Practical implications: The application of a systemic approach -- seeing farmers as co-creators and not as end-users of extension services -- in the evaluation of ESs contributes to better understand the complexity of value flow within the system and can strengthen extension systems' effectiveness.Theoretical implications: The present study, by reconsidering traditional evaluation approaches and by focusing on value co-production, offers an alternative value-centric framework for the conceptualization of extension services and points out to the need for refining the evaluation criteria of ESs.Originality/value: Our work, by emphasizing the reciprocal creation of value within ESs, and by adding the concept of value in use, offers a new systems approach worth considering when evaluating ESs within different organizational and sociocultural contexts. (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2020/1/01 |
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