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Transforming Students’ Global Knowledge And Perspectives Through International Service-Learning (Isl): How U.S. University Agriculture Students Made Sense Of Their Lived Experiences Over Time, Richie Roberts, M. Craig Edwards
Transforming Students’ Global Knowledge And Perspectives Through International Service-Learning (Isl): How U.S. University Agriculture Students Made Sense Of Their Lived Experiences Over Time, Richie Roberts, M. Craig Edwards
Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education
University agriculture students are failing in terms of their general global knowledge. As such, the need exists to examine instructional techniques that may assist in overcoming this deficiency. One such approach is international service-learning (ISL). The purpose of the current study, therefore, was to explore the lived experiences of university agriculture students who participated in an ISL opportunity to Uganda, which was partially funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State. The essence of participants’ lived experiences is best described as a transformative shift in their global knowledge and perspectives. The processes that foregrounded this shift are described …
Policy And Practice Of Participatory Extension In Indonesia:A Case Study Of Extension Agents In East Java Province, Edi Dwi Cahyono, Robert Agunga
Policy And Practice Of Participatory Extension In Indonesia:A Case Study Of Extension Agents In East Java Province, Edi Dwi Cahyono, Robert Agunga
Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education
Participatory extension approach, also called demand-driven or pluralistic extension approach is gaining widespread popularity as a democratic process of getting smallholder farmers involved in decision-making. The approach was heavily promoted in Indonesia as a law enacted in 2006. This study, conducted in 2013, almost eight years after its introduction, was carried out to determine how effective the policy was being implemented. A survey of 159 extension agents in 33 sub-regencies of Malang Regency in East Java Province in Indonesia revealed that while extension workers were familiar with the participatory extension policy and were actually practicing it they felt that it …
An Exploration Of The Cultural Adaptation Process During An International Experience Infrance, Nathan W. Conner, T. Grady Roberts, James Sterns
An Exploration Of The Cultural Adaptation Process During An International Experience Infrance, Nathan W. Conner, T. Grady Roberts, James Sterns
Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education
The purpose of this study was to explore how a group ofstudents experienced cultural adaptation during a short-term study abroad program in Paris, France. The intrinsic case studywas usedand data collection methods included pre-experiencequestions, reflective journaling, post-experience questions,and participant observation. The grounded theory analysis methodwas used to identify the following eightstages of cultural adaptation:a) Initial Feelings, b) Cultural Uncertainty, c) Cultural Barriers, d) Cultural Negativity, e) Group Dynamics, f) Academic and Career Growth, g) Feelings throughout the Program, and h) Cultural Growth. Findings indicated that participants experienced cultural adaptation in anon-linear fashionand study abroad facilitators should incorporate and encourage cultural …
Agricultural Extension Officers’ Knowledge And Perceptions Of Food Security Issues In Trinidad And Tobago, T Grady Roberts, Wayne G. Ganpat, Bertrhude Albert, Lendel Narine, Samantha Sudeen
Agricultural Extension Officers’ Knowledge And Perceptions Of Food Security Issues In Trinidad And Tobago, T Grady Roberts, Wayne G. Ganpat, Bertrhude Albert, Lendel Narine, Samantha Sudeen
Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education
Food security is a complex global problem that will require the interaction of a wide variety of people to solve. Although food insecurity has been reduced in Latin American and the Caribbean in the last decade, national governments in the region are still enacting policies to help further address the situation. In 2012,the government of Trinidad and Tobago enacted the National Food Production Action Plan and government extension agents are central to the field-level implementation of many aspects of the plan. This study explored agricultural extension officers’ knowledge and perceptions of food security issues in Trinidad and Tobago. Results revealed …
The Gold Standard: A Qualitative Framing Analysis Of Newspaper Coverage Of Golden Rice In The United States And Philippines, Taylor K. Ruth, Joy N. Rumble
The Gold Standard: A Qualitative Framing Analysis Of Newspaper Coverage Of Golden Rice In The United States And Philippines, Taylor K. Ruth, Joy N. Rumble
Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major issue in developing countries and affects approximately 250 million children, and blinding 500,000 a year. A proposed intervention to VAD is Golden Rice, a rice that has been genetically modified (GM) to contain beta-carotene, the precursor to Vitamin A. However, Golden Rice is often associated with negatively perceived GM food. Because the media is the most trusted source in providing food-risk related information, a framing analysis of Golden Rice in United States and Philippine newspapers was conducted to determine past and current frames used to describe the rice. Understanding such frames could help …
A Fireworks Display Of Library Instruction, Terri M. Rickel
A Fireworks Display Of Library Instruction, Terri M. Rickel
Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings
Instructing students on how to use the library and the databases in one setting, especially when there is only 50 minutes, can be extremely overwhelming for the students and instructor. This session covered tips that can be used in the interview process with the professor, creating a flipped classroom or blended instruction opportunities to enhance the learning process ( including pre or post-session), as well as demonstrating guides for assisting students in database searching techniques. Finally, the session ended with ways to get buy-in from professors about tutorials and guides used outside the lessons.
Bridging The Communication Gap Successfully For Library/It Projects, Amanda Harlan, Dhanushka Samarakoon
Bridging The Communication Gap Successfully For Library/It Projects, Amanda Harlan, Dhanushka Samarakoon
Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings
Have you ever had a difficult time describing a concept for a project? This can be especially true with collaborative projects between library and IT staff. Library and IT staff have historically been at odds concerning communication due to the use of jargon specific to their area, different working environments and styles, and conflicting best practices and standards that each follow. K-State Libraries and their internal IT department will share the communication issues with solutions from a librarian’s and developer’s perspective. We will also discuss how has influenced processes and methodologies used for collaborative projects between library and IT staff …
Juggling Collections And Connections To Community: Changing Role Of Libraries, Jorge A. Leon Jr, Barbara M. Pope
Juggling Collections And Connections To Community: Changing Role Of Libraries, Jorge A. Leon Jr, Barbara M. Pope
Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings
The traditional role of the academic librarian has long been the support of the university’s needs through instruction, collection development, and research assistance. Over the decades, this role has evolved to match the needs of the 21st century university. At Leonard H. Axe Library, the challenge has been to balance the print and electronic collections at a university whose programs do not draw enough on library resources while also creating meaningful connections with students and faculty. To increase collection relevancy and make meaningful connections, the library has been creating opportunities for patrons to be content-creators and to engage with …
Color Me Calm: Adult Coloring And The University Library, Heidi Blackburn, Claire E. Chamley
Color Me Calm: Adult Coloring And The University Library, Heidi Blackburn, Claire E. Chamley
Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings
An activity often reserved for children, coloring books for adults rose from hipster trend to global phenomenon beginning in 2013. Adults flocked to the activity for a variety of reasons, including stress relief, socialization, a way to unplug from technology or even as a way to gain social status by appearing trendy. Participants reported enjoying the tactile, interactive nature of the books as a respite from constant screen time. Coloring books became big business for craft suppliers and bookstores by 2015. Coloring books shot to the top of the Best Sellers list on Amazon and were prominently displayed in book …
Transcending Institutions And Borders: 21st Century Digital Scholarship At K-State, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Rachel Miles, Ryan Otto, Charlene N. Simser
Transcending Institutions And Borders: 21st Century Digital Scholarship At K-State, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Rachel Miles, Ryan Otto, Charlene N. Simser
Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings
Digital scholarship of the 21st century transcends institutions and borders with its freedom from print and physical locations. This case study reviews aspects of establishing a sustainable digital scholarship center, supporting open access through the institutional repository (K-State Research Exchange - K-REx) and an open access publishing platform (New Prairie Press – NPP) along with other outreach efforts. The Center for the Advancement of Digital Scholarship (CADS) at K-State Libraries serves our campus community, but digital scholarship extends K-State's impact far beyond Manhattan, Kansas. Highlighting the scholarship at our campus is only one small piece of the landscape. Collaboration …
Can Smaller Colleges Use The Aac&U Rubrics?, Gloria F. Creed-Dikeogu
Can Smaller Colleges Use The Aac&U Rubrics?, Gloria F. Creed-Dikeogu
Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings
This article introduces the American Association of Colleges and University’s (AAC& U) Value Rubrics to smaller colleges and describes how the Value Rubrics (2009) offered free to download from the AAC&U website may be used as effective assessment tools in academic and information literacy courses and programs on their campuses. This article also describe why and how a small Kansas college has proceeded to use the AAC&U Value Rubrics alongside the SAILS pre- and post-test to assess a for-credit information literacy course offered to undergraduate students.
2016 Fall - Seek - Full Issue (Pdf), News And Communications Services
2016 Fall - Seek - Full Issue (Pdf), News And Communications Services
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Fall 2016 issue of Seek
Colors Of Health, Annelise Nguyen
The Past: Planted In History, News And Communications Services
The Past: Planted In History, News And Communications Services
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“Women in Greenhouse” is a print made in 1995 from an undated negative in the Kansas State University archives.
Explain It: Cyber-Physical Systems, News And Communications Services
Explain It: Cyber-Physical Systems, News And Communications Services
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Eugene Vasserman, associate professor of computer science, explains, in under 100 words, what cyber-physical systems are and how Kansas State University computer scientists are ensuring they can be used to improve health care without compromising safety.
Tech Transfer: Ksurf And Ksu-Ic: Turning Discovery Into Commercial Success, Pat Melgares
Tech Transfer: Ksurf And Ksu-Ic: Turning Discovery Into Commercial Success, Pat Melgares
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Chris Brandt knows that in the business world, the knowledge that is created in the laboratories and classrooms of Kansas State University has value.
Patent Spotlight: Patented Discoveries Vanquish Viruses, Boost Batteries, Advance Agriculture, Tiffany Roney
Patent Spotlight: Patented Discoveries Vanquish Viruses, Boost Batteries, Advance Agriculture, Tiffany Roney
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Kansas State University faculty and students are some of the most inventive people around. This article highlights patents the university earned in 2016.
Faculty Focus: What Do You Know?, Sarah Caldwell Hancock
Faculty Focus: What Do You Know?, Sarah Caldwell Hancock
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Artist Carlos Castellanos explores how different disciplines create knowledge.
Research Scholar: Searching The Past To Inform The Future, Mary Lou Peter
Research Scholar: Searching The Past To Inform The Future, Mary Lou Peter
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Just call Sarah Jones a super sleuth. The senior in food science and industry is spending part of her last year at Kansas State digging into how long people have been concerned about the connection between human and animal health.
Udp Focus: Serving Those Who Serve, Taylor Manges
Udp Focus: Serving Those Who Serve, Taylor Manges
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Stith's research on intimate partner violence help military address issue
College Focus: Living History, Sarah Caldwell Hancock
College Focus: Living History, Sarah Caldwell Hancock
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Kansas' largest teacher preparation college using original documentaries to aid classroom teachers, benefit students.
Stage For Success, Sarah Caldwell Hancock
Stage For Success, Sarah Caldwell Hancock
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Drama therapy students work with kids on autism spectrum at summer camps.
Dog's Best Friend, Stephanie Jacques
Dog's Best Friend, Stephanie Jacques
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Human are fetching up new ideas to improve health of canine companions.
The Sounds Of Steam, Jennifer Tidball
The Sounds Of Steam, Jennifer Tidball
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An interactive article describing how sound plays an active role in STEAM - science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. Research projects at Kansas State and the sounds associated with them.
Producing Better Produce, Greg Tammen
Producing Better Produce, Greg Tammen
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How researchers are maintaining the quality and extending the shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables
Bronze Beauty, Pat Melgares
Bronze Beauty, Pat Melgares
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Kansas State University research helps the growth of sorghum in Kansas, worldwide
Shorts, News And Communications Services
Shorts, News And Communications Services
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Short highlights on activities at Kansas State University including: J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, using webcams to study emotional connections to wildlife, new food technology, Kansas History journal, Chicago air quality monitoring, studying Mark Twain, Zika virus, faculty and the 2016 Olympics
Table Of Contents And Introduction, Peter K. Dorhout
Table Of Contents And Introduction, Peter K. Dorhout
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Table of Contents and an Introductory message from Vice President for Research Peter K. Dorhout for the Seek Magazine Fall 2016 issue.
Table Of Contents And Introductory Materials For Vol. 43, No. 4, Fall 2016, Alex Redcorn
Table Of Contents And Introductory Materials For Vol. 43, No. 4, Fall 2016, Alex Redcorn
Educational Considerations
The table of contents, editorial information and more for this special issue "Exploring University Partnerships for Building Leadership Capacity in Education."
Introduction To The Special Issue: Leadership In Kansas For The 21st Century, Randy Watson
Introduction To The Special Issue: Leadership In Kansas For The 21st Century, Randy Watson
Educational Considerations
Kansas is currently experiencing a leadership challenge. This is evident both in the number of leaders new to their positions in K-12 school districts and in the methods our state must implement to effectively train those leaders for Kansas’ education to prosper into the 21st century.