FSR in extension and policy formulation.

Flora, C. B.; Francis, C.; Collinson, M.

doi:10.1079/9780851994055.0139

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“…Indeed, the establishment of land grant universities and related agricultural extension programmes could be considered a precursor to the kind of CU practices seen today. Those programmes may have initially been more hierarchical and prescriptive than reciprocal and participatory (Flora & Francis, 2000); however, they set the stage for an evolution towards more participatory methods such as those developed by Chambers (1987) in the 1980s. Although this work had a strong focus on agricultural production, Block (2010, p. 521) argues that food systems issues more broadly ‘often lend themselves to research and action involving community partners’ because food is so deeply relevant to people’s everyday lives.…”

Section: Framing Our Case: Cu Partnerships Community Food Security mentioning

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Collaborating for community food security: Emerging scholar participation in a community–university partnership

Nelson

Dodd

2016

Action Research

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In recent years, there has been rapid growth in community-university partnerships. As part of this trend, emerging scholars, including graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, have demonstrated significant interest in being part of community-engaged research projects. However, while there is a growing body of literature on the general subject of CU partnerships, the perspective of emerging scholars is not adequately addressed. In this paper, we aim to address that gap by presenting the case of a specific partnership-one that focused on the issue of community food security-and highlighting the role played by emerging scholars. We suggest that some of the challenges and opportunities characteristic of CU work affect emerging scholars, and the partnerships in which they are involved, in unique ways. Because we view emerging scholar participation in engaged research as valuable for both researchers and community partners, we argue in favour of developing institutional spaces that can support their involvement in CU partnerships by providing opportunities to do the work, facilitating skill building and creating communities of practice.

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Section: Framing Our Case: Cu Partnerships Community Food Security mentioning

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Collaborating for community food security: Emerging scholar participation in a community–university partnership

Nelson

Dodd

2016

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Socio-cultural aspects of cow–calf operation persistence in a peri-urban county in Iowa

Wiltshire

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Flora

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Renew. Agric. Food Syst.

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Cow-calf operations in grass-based agricultural systems in Marion County, Iowa, are multifunctional in their provision of agronomic, ecological, economic and social uses. Since 1992, however, pastureland and cow-calf operations have decreased because of urban encroachment, leading to a speculative loss of some beneficial functions. The goal of this interdisciplinary project, conducted from 2003 to 2005, was to employ a farming systems research and evaluation platform to investigate grassland multifunctionality at farm, field and community levels. A socio-cultural analysis was conducted with the objective of identifying motivations of cow-calf operators to remain on the land despite increasing urban pressure. Environmental, as well as socio-economic, parameters were evaluated in understanding grassland multifunctionality in semi-structured interviews and a focus group. Typology classes derived from the study placed the majority of participants as maintaining integrated cattle and grain operations as full-time income sources. At the farm and community levels, themes from participants' responses suggested that the relevance of profit from a cow-calf operation is mediated by a wide range of livelihood and lifestyle choices, and that operators have diverse criteria regarding the suitability of land for pasture. Themes encompassing farm preservation and building intergenerational social capital were particularly evident among the full-time, integrated cattle/grain crop family farm members. At the community level, governmental policies rewarding practices that increase field and farm biodiversity, as demonstrated by a prairie pasture system implemented in a follow-up on-farm experiment, will facilitate greater support of grass-based systems from local institutions. In order to address the educational needs expressed by study participants, extension and federal environmental agencies are encouraged to provide relevant design and implementation recommendations in recognition of local knowledge related to farmland multifunctionality and sustainable land usage for integrated crop and livestock operations.

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The Honour of the Dead - The Moral Right of Integrity Post Mortem

McCutcheon

2015

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FSR in extension and policy formulation.

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Collaborating for community food security: Emerging scholar participation in a community–university partnership

Collaborating for community food security: Emerging scholar participation in a community–university partnership

Socio-cultural aspects of cow–calf operation persistence in a peri-urban county in Iowa

The Honour of the Dead - The Moral Right of Integrity Post Mortem

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