A Mixed Methods Study of On-Farm Apprenticeship Learning in Virginia

The average age of principal farm operators rose from 50.3 years in 1978, to 57.1 years in 2007, as farmers retire and new farmers do not enter farming (NASS, 2013).With declining numbers of entrants into farming, agricultural educators and service providers must better understand strategies for eff...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: MacAuley, Lorien Eleanora
Other Authors: Agricultural and Extension Education
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/50649