ERIC Number: ED420746
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1998-Jan
Pages: 226
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Increasing Understanding of Public Problems and Policies, 1997.
Ernstes, David P., Ed.; Hicks, Dawne M., Ed.
This document contains 21 papers: "Land Grant University and Extension in the 21st Century" (Jon Wefald); "A Reality Check" (Bud Webb); "Land Grant Colleges and Universities of the Future" (Michael J. Phillips); "Vulnerability of the Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture: A Public Affairs Perspective" (Allen Rosenfeld); "The Future of Land Grant Universities: A Response to the Report of the National Research Council" (LeRoy Luft); "Priorities in the Changing World of Agriculture" (I. Miley Gonzalez); "Agricultural Policy at the End of the 20th Century" (Luther Tweeten); "The Realities of Agricultural Policy--A Producer Perspective" (Eugene Paul); "Opening Remarks by the Moderator" (James C. Webster); "Industrialization of Agriculture or a Realignment of the Food and Agriculture System" (Terry N. Barr); "Industrialization: A View from Agribusiness" (Ed McMillan); "Industrialization of Agriculture Roundtable Discussion" (Ed McMillan, Terry N. Barr, Marvin Duncan, James C. Webster); "Evolving Environmental Law: Impacts on Private Landowners and Public Uses" (Bruce Yandle); "Implementing Good Intentions: How Rules and Procedures May Alter Resource Policy Outcomes" (Lawrence W. Libby); "The Why and How of Welfare Reform" (Julie Paradis); "Welfare Reform: A State Perspective" (James Clark); "Welfare Reform: The Land Grant University Response" (Bonnie Braun); "The Changing Nature of Rural Communities" (Thomas G. Johnson, James K. Scott); "Impact of the Wal-Mart Phenomenon on Rural Communities" (Kenneth E. Stone); "Immigration and the Changing Face of Rural America" (Philip Martin); and "Impact of Services on Rural Communities" (Dennis U. Fisher). (MN)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Community Change, Educational Needs, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Environmental Standards, Extension Education, Federal Legislation, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Immigration, Industrialization, Land Grant Universities, Land Use, Needs Assessment, Public Policy, Rural Areas, Vocational Education, Welfare Reform
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Farm Foundation, Oak Brook, IL.
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Note: Papers presented at the National Public Policy Education Conference (47th, Charleston, SC, September 21-24, 1997).