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Technological Advances in Agricultural Economics Curricula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Bryan Schurle  and
Dorothy A. Comer
Bryan Schurle
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University
Dorothy A. Comer
Affiliation:
Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
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Abstract

The potential use of computers and electronic technology have created considerable interest among educators in agricultural economics. This paper provides an overview of the use of electronic technology within agricultural economics curricula; examines areas in which technological development offers promise and examines issues associated with adoption of the technology.

Keywords

agricultural economics curriculacomputersmultimediatechnological adoption
Type
Invited Papers and Discussions
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , July 1995 , pp. 86 - 94
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1995

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