BELIEFS AND VALUES IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH*

Qualitative Research in Agricultural Economics: Paradigm, Purposes, and Evaluation Criteria

The qualitative paradigm is not widely discussed in agricultural economics, although research strategies are applied. The purpose of this contribution is (1) to elaborate on the paradigm of qualitative research; (2) to introduce purposes of qualitative research and provide examples; and (3) to discuss criteria of scientific rigor applicable.

Financing Agricultural Economics Research and Extension in the Southern Region

Each year, heads of agricultural economics as the number of SY's in the biological and departments meet to discuss mutual issues physical sciences in 1940-41, but the proporrelated to our teaching, extension, and retion was only 10.8 percent in 1970-71. search programs. A major continuing issue is Halvorson [1, p. 18] summarized his concerns our portion of research and extension fundsabout the ...

Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics

Sample Courses and Course Materials in Agricultural Economics Supported in part by the National Science Foundation, the DLESE offers access to electronic materials in all aspects of earth science education, including agricultural economics, for both teachers and learners at all levels. Has searchable database with such materials as maps, images, online courses, field and lab activities, curricu...

Purdue Agricultural Economics Report

Motivational beliefs, values, and goals.

This chapter reviews the recent research on motivation, beliefs, values, and goals, focusing on developmental and educational psychology. The authors divide the chapter into four major sections: theories focused on expectancies for success (self-efficacy theory and control theory), theories focused on task value (theories focused on intrinsic motivation, self-determination, flow, interest, and ...