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Bengston, John K.; Marshik, Tesia T. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
Two interpretive case studies are reported that investigate the intentionality of defensiveness versus open-mindedness in persons who hold flawed ideological beliefs. The 1st analyzes an academic authority's resistance to information that disconfirms a therapeutic intervention that he has been successfully promoting. His dissociation and…
Descriptors: Ideology, Case Studies, Beliefs, Intention
Feder, Gershon; Murgai, Rinku; Quizon, Jaime B. – 2003
A study evaluated the impact of Farmer Field Schools in Indonesia, an intensive participatory training program emphasizing integrated pest management. Focus was on whether program participation improved yields and reduced pesticide use among graduates and neighbors who gained knowledge through informal communications. It used a modified…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Behavior Change