Self-directed learning environments of farm businesses – case studies in Queensland
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Paper/Presentation Title | Self-directed learning environments of farm businesses – case studies in Queensland |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Starasts, Ann |
Journal or Proceedings Title | USQ Research Colloquia and Showcase 2013 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Toowoomba, Australia |
ISBN | 9780987218827 |
Conference/Event | Research Colloquia and Showcase 2013 |
Event Details | Research Colloquia and Showcase 2013 Event Date 12 to end of 13 Jun 2013 Event Location Springfield, Australia |
Abstract | Rural business managers are increasingly juggling economic and environmental pressures as they strive to optimise productivity and maximise profitability for their farm business. Each business drives its own agenda for learning to support innovation and improvement, and seeks relevant information, people and resources. This research explored the self-directed learning environments of grain and cotton growers in order to inform future development of digital learning tools to support farm business learning. The unique combination of property, farming system and business and human resourcing defined each business learning environment and its information needs. Learning was strongly characterised by growers having experiences and sharing these. Digital tools that enable the representation of these (such as case studies and images, Youtube) and facilitate learner's reflections on these would potentially add value to farmer self-directed learning. |
Keywords | farmers learning; self-directed learning; agricultural extension |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300208. Farm management, rural management and agribusiness |
399999. Other education not elsewhere classified | |
409999. Other engineering not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | This publication is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for the purposes of study, research, or review, but is subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Digital Futures Institute |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q282z/self-directed-learning-environments-of-farm-businesses-case-studies-in-queensland
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