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Using Distance Education in Extension Programming

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Rodney Jones ,
Alicia Goheen ,
Kevin Dhuyvetter ,
Terry Kastens  and
Vincent Amanor-Boadu
Rodney Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Alicia Goheen
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Kevin Dhuyvetter
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Terry Kastens
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Vincent Amanor-Boadu
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the development of the Management Analysis and Strategic Thinking (MAST) program conducted by Kansas State University. This intensive management training course for progressive farm and agribusiness operators is being delivered successfully using a combination of face-to-face and distance extension delivery techniques. We find that some parts of the program are best delivered face to face and other parts are best delivered via distance. Of participants surveyed, 94% would recommend the MAST program to their peers, and 100% believe the program will have a positive impact on their businesses' bottom line.

Keywords

distance learningeducationextensionmanagementA20A29Q16Q12Q19
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Invited Paper Sessions
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , August 2007 , pp. 265 - 274
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2007

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