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Agricultural education in New Zealand. 2. Better ways needed for future learning

By Dr Clive Dalton It’s how to ‘learn’ – and not how to ‘teach’ The problem is simple.  Too much emphasis has always been spent on how to teach, and not enough on how to learn.  It was all about teaching and not how much of the teaching had been transferred into learning.  This is … Read more

Agricultural education in NZ. 1. Better ways needed for future learning

By Dr Clive Dalton Future demand for trained staff The Minister of Primary Industry expects New Zealand agriculture to double export earnings by 2025, which will be in a climate of relentless costs rises, increasing international competition from subsidised farmers, and increasing food safety standards. There were no instructions from the politicians as to how … Read more