Technology Diffusion within Families: Experimental Evidence from Nicaragua

Autor/inn/en	Ceballos-Sierra, Federico; Arends-Kuenning, Mary Paula; Hewey, Anina
Titel	Technology Diffusion within Families: Experimental Evidence from Nicaragua
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 29 (2023) 3, S.309-326 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ceballos-Sierra, Federico) ORCID (Arends-Kuenning, Mary Paula)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1389-224X
DOI	10.1080/1389224X.2022.2043918
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Extension Education; Vocational Education; High School Students; Agricultural Education; Rural Areas; Technology Integration; Information Dissemination; Agricultural Occupations; Parents; Parent Education; Information Technology; Nicaragua + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Informationsverbreitung; Occupation; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Eltern; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Informationstechnologie
Abstract	Purpose: Different forms of social learning have been explored to act as complements to conventional extension services. This paper examines the possibility of using vocational training to high school students who in turn transfer information to their parents. Design/Methodology/approach: We conduct a randomized control trial in nine communities in rural Nicaragua and evaluate changes in the knowledge of agricultural technologies, access to credit markets, and technology adoption for parents and students using a difference-in-difference approach. Findings: Our results show improvements in knowledge-based outcomes for students and parents, and increased access to credit markets and adoption of agricultural technologies by parents. Practical Implications: Given the increase in schooling across developing countries, our results suggest that programs designed around within-family information diffusion can complement more conventional forms of agricultural extension. Theoretical Implications: Little explored channels of information exchange can act as complements or substitutes of conventional extension models, where those are weak or non-existent. Originality/Value: This paper is one of the first to explore and evaluate the teacher-student-parent of information exchange as an alternative for agricultural technology diffusion. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01