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Do Farm Advisory Services Improve Adoption of Rural Development Policies? An Empirical Analysis in GI Areas
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De Rosa, Marcello; Bartoli, Luca – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2017
Purpose: The aim of the paper is to evaluate how advisory services stimulate the adoption of rural development policies (RDP) aiming at value creation. Design/methodology/approach: By linking the use of agricultural extension services (AES) to policies for value creation, we will put forward an empirical analysis in Italy, with the aim of…
Descriptors: Farm Management, Agricultural Occupations, Advisory Committees, Adoption (Ideas)
State Theory, Grassroots Agency, and Global Policy Transfer: The Life and Death of Colombia's "Escuela Nueva in Brazil" (1997-2012)
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Tarlau, Rebecca – Comparative Education Review, 2017
This article analyzes the transfer and 15-year policy trajectory of Colombia's "global best practice" "Escuela Nueva in Brazil." This program, initially transferred to Brazil in 1997 with the help of the World Bank, was largely unknown for the first decade of its life span. Then, between 2008 and 2011, "after" the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Best Practices, Program Descriptions