The Object of extension: Agricultural education and authentic farmers in Pennsylvania

Sociologia Ruralis

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-103

  Trauger, Amy ^a   Sachs, Carolyn ^b   Barbercheck, Mary ^b   Kiernan, Nancy Ellen ^b   Brasier, Kathy ^b   Schwartzberg, Audrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FARMING SYSTEM; RURAL ECONOMY;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952578097     PISSN: 00380199     EISSN: 14679523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9523.2010.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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