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Opportunities and limitations of communities of practice in graduate education in Croatia

Kõnig, Ljerka Sedlan - In: Economy of eastern Croatia yesterday, today, tommorow 2 (2013), pp. 346-356

Communities of practice present a potential alternative teaching approach for entrepreneurial education that has been underappreciated in graduate education. In the first part, the paper introduces communities of practice and cites the existing research. Besides that, it discusses their...

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Laissez-faire and, therefore, jeopardized national priorities in the process of transition

Szira, Thomas - In: Journal of Economic Studies 26 (1999) September, pp. 404-412

Former socialist economies, as they are trying to engage in a process of transition from state socialism towards forms of a market economy, and as they are trying to open themselves up to international trade, find that extreme social tensions accompany this process which go right to the heart of...

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Balancing European SME Managers’ Training Contents: Perceived Importance & Training Needs

Morgado, Leonel; Varajão, João; Dominguez, Caroline; … - In: Business Systems Research 5 (2014) 2, pp. 4-22

programs for European SME managers. Methods/Approach: In six European countries a survey focusing on SME managers’ views on the … managers with common training needs and perceptions of content importance. Results: Homogeneous groups of managers who assign … the same importance to certain competences and who have common training needs are identified. Conclusions: Results of our …

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Die effek van 'n avontuurgerigte ervaringsleerprogram op die persoonlike funksionering van jeugdiges / Sumari Tesnear

Tesnear, Sumari - 2004

This study focus on the developing of an adventure-based experiential learningprogram (AEP) to address the personal functioning (positive functioning, selfperception, trauma dynamics, relationships and decision making) of youths in thesociety. The methodology based on experiential learning,...

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Building local environmental knowledge in undergraduates with experiential wilderness skills and awareness training: the case of environmental sentinels

Brenner, Jacob; Hamilton, Jason; Drake, Tim; Jordan, Jed - In: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 3 (2013) 4, pp. 404-415

Undergraduates in environmental studies and sciences today receive an increasingly global education but often suffer from a lack of knowledge about their local environment. As a result, they often have an unclear sense of their place in the ecosystems they will soon be called on to manage. We...

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The role of culture in farmer learning and technology adoption: A case study of farmer field schools among rice farmers in central Luzon, Philippines

Palis, Florencia - In: Agriculture and Human Values 23 (2006) 4, pp. 491-500

The goal of this paper is to show how culture – shared norms and values – is challenged and used to facilitate cooperative behavior within the context of farmer field schools (FFS) in central Luzon, Philippines. The success of the FFS is primarily associated with cultural norms that...

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Human Capital Development for the Management of F&A in India

Rao, B.S. Sudarshan - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 15 (2012) A

This essay is one of 23 featured authors from around the world discussing the challenges and solutions to filling the global talent gap in agribusiness. www.ifama.org

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Enriching Intergenerational Decision-Making with Guided Visualization Exercises

Honey-Rosés, Jordi; Menestrel, Marc; Arenas, Daniel; … - In: Journal of Business Ethics 122 (2014) 4, pp. 675-680

Seriously engaging with the needs, hardships, and aspirations of future generations is an emotional experience as much as an intellectual endeavor. In this essay we describe a guided visualization exercise used to overcome the emotional barriers that often prevent us from dealing effectively...

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The influence of experiential learning on medical equipment adoption in general practices

Bourke, Jane; Roper, Stephen - In: Health Policy 118 (2014) 1, pp. 37-47

The benefits of the availability and use of medical equipment for medical outcomes are understood by physicians and policymakers alike. However, there is limited understanding of the decision-making processes involved in adopting and using new technologies in health care organisations. Our study...

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Close encounters with a CSA: The reflections of a bruised and somewhat wiser anthropologist

DeLind, Laura - In: Agriculture and Human Values 16 (1999) 1, pp. 3-9

This essay tells a story. It is a story of the author's experience with community supported agriculture (CSA). It is also a story that depicts the difficulties of academic activism and grass-roots engagement. As an academic and an activist, the author argues that it is important to admit and...

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