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| Connor, Larry J.. |
| Major changes affecting Agricultural Economics include: level and sources of funding, increased accountability, a renewed emphasis on teaching, increasing university and college linkages, an evolving student base, and the continuing adoption of educational technology. Major implications include: broader faculty teaching involvement, agribusiness program development, expanding multidisciplinary majors, Ph.D program modifications for teacher preparation, expanding professional M.S. degrees, graduate program size and specialization reductions, alternative financing of graduate education, and faculty training in teaching methods. Teaching represents a major growth opportunity for Agricultural Economics, but it remains to be seen whether the discipline takes... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Accountability; Funding; Environmental; Undergraduate; Graduate; Multidisciplinary; Portfolio; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession. |
| Ano: 1993 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15211 |
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| Connor, Larry J.. |
| Agricultural economics teaching programs are becoming stressed. They vary considerably because of different institutional settings and are conducted under changing college, university, and department trends and paradigm shifts. To ensure success, strategic marketing processes need to be used in analyzing programs: identifying potential students (clientele or customers), ascertaining what to offer (majors, minors, service courses, enrichment options, and distance education), finalizing the strategic plan, and executing the plan (with students, administration, industry, and disciplinary peers). Conclusions and recommendations for enhancing teaching quantity and quality are presented for the strategic marketing processes. Finally, some implications and... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Strategic; Marketing; Teaching; Undergraduate and graduate studies; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; A20; A22; A23. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43769 |
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| Connor, Larry J.. |
| Any academic department should place a high value on excellence. Regardless of the area or nature of the department, the age of the faculty, availability of funds, or particular administrator, excellence should be the paramount pursuit of all faculty. It is necessary to distinguish between individual and departmental excellence. Both are important. However, departmental excellence is more than merely the aggregation of program excellence of individual faculty. There is a considerable difference between "a community of scholars" and a "collection of individual scholars." |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession. |
| Ano: 1986 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11570 |
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