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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Nettle, Ruth; Brightling, Pauline; Hope, Anne – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2013
Purpose: This article outlines the emergence of programme teams in the Australian dairy farm sector as a response to counter weaknesses in the institutional environment for agricultural innovation which favours technology adoption/diffusion approaches. Design/methodology/approach: The strengths, weaknesses and risks of different approaches to…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Risk, Innovation, Agricultural Education
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Nettle, Ruth; Paine, Mark – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2009
Water issues are a feature of public debate in Australia. The increasing privatisation of water and changes to water allocation systems are resulting in change, often referred to as water "wars" (de Villiers, 1999). The Australian dairy industry uses 25% of the surface irrigation water in Australia. How does a rural industry like dairying…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, Ethics, Agricultural Occupations
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Crawford, Anne; Nettle, Ruth; Paine, Mark; Kabore, Carolyn – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2007
Managing the competing interests of productivity growth, environmental concerns, landscape change and societal expectations presents challenges for agricultural industries. Innovation projects supporting knowledge development to address these challenges often involve partnerships with commercial farms, a methodology which promises much but has…
Descriptors: Productivity, Community Development, Industry, Innovation