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Attention to Media and Trust in Media Sources: Analysis of Data from the IEA Civic Education Study
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Amadeo, Jo-Ann; Torney-Purta, Judith; Barber, Carolyn Henry – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2004
In this fact sheet, data is reported from the IEA Civic Education Study -- a two-phased study of 14- and 17-year olds' civic knowledge, attitudes and activities conducted in 29 countries in 1999 and 2000 with nationally representative samples of students. The information from this study is used to address three main points concerning the media and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trust (Psychology), Citizenship Education, Mass Media Effects
The Contact between Agricultural Extension and Family Farmers in Israel--with Some International Comparisons.
Blum, Abraham; Azencot, Moshe – 1989
A study was conducted to determine the contacts between agricultural extension and family farmers in Israel. Structured interviews were conducted with a representative sample of 171 smallholder farmers. Advisers of the official Extension Service and the publications of this service and farmers' monthlies were considered to have contributed to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adoption (Ideas), Adult Farmer Education, Comparative Education
Use of Different Information Sources for Decision Making by Traditional Farmers in a Progressive Knowledge System.
Blum, Abraham – Journal of Extension Systems, 1989
A study determined the use of different information sources for decision making used by traditional Arab farmers in Israel. A questionnaire was used to interview 48 farmers from 4 villages in the Nazareth region and 56 farmers from 5 villages in the Gaza strip in their homes. Farmers were asked to name major innovations they had adopted during the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adoption (Ideas), Adult Farmer Education, Arabs