Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities

Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 166
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ISBN-10 : 9780309052955
ISBN-13 : 0309052955
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Synopsis Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities by : National Research Council

Although few Americans work as farmers these days, agriculture on the whole remains economically importantâ€"playing a key role in such contemporary issues as consumer health and nutrition, worker safety and animal welfare, and environmental protection. This publication provides a comprehensive picture of the primary education system for the nation's agriculture industry: the land grant colleges of agriculture. Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities informs the public debate about the challenges that will shape the future of these colleges and serves as a foundation for a second volume, which will present recommendations for policy and institutional changes in the land grant system. This book reviews the legislative history of the land grant system from its establishment in 1862 to the 1994 act conferring land grant status on Native American colleges. It describes trends that have shaped agriculture and agricultural education over the decadesâ€"the shift of labor from farm to factory, reasons for and effects of increased productivity and specialization, the rise of the corporate farm, and more. The committee reviews the system's three-part missionâ€"education, research, and extension serviceâ€"and through this perspective documents the changing nature of funding and examines the unique structure of the U.S. agricultural research and education system. Demographic data on faculties, students, extension staff, commodity and funding clusters, and geographic specializations profile the system and identify similarities and differences among the colleges of agriculture, trends in funding, and a host of other issues. The tables in the appendix provide further itemization about general population distribution, student and educator demographics, types of degree programs, and funding allocations. Concise commentary and informative graphics augment the detailed statistical presentations. This book will be important to policymakers, administrators, educators, researchers, and students of agriculture.

Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, 1862-1962

Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, 1862-1962
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Total Pages : 75
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:631622294
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Synopsis Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, 1862-1962 by : United States. Office of Education

The Alliance Israelite Universelle and the Jewish Communities of Morocco, 1862-1962

The Alliance Israelite Universelle and the Jewish Communities of Morocco, 1862-1962
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Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 389
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ISBN-10 : 9781438410166
ISBN-13 : 1438410166
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Synopsis The Alliance Israelite Universelle and the Jewish Communities of Morocco, 1862-1962 by : Michael M. Laskier

The Alliance Israélite Universelle—an international organization representing a community of over 240,000 Jews—was founded in France in 1860. Its goal was to achieve the intellectual regeneration and social and political elevation of the Jewish people. This book examines the impact of the AIU on Moroccan Jewry. It answers such questions as: How did the AIU establish itself in Morocco's communities? How did it go on to become a power not to be underestimated by either the Moroccan government or the Europeans? And more importantly, how did the AIU improve the conditions of the Jews in Morocco, creating an important French-speaking urban elite? Also discussed are such topics as Zionism and Jewish-Muslim relations in Morocco.

The Land-grant Colleges

The Land-grant Colleges
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Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105032756186
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Synopsis The Land-grant Colleges by :

Text of the Land Grant act passed July 2, 1862.

Land-Grant Colleges and Popular Revolt

Land-Grant Colleges and Popular Revolt
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 175
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ISBN-10 : 9781501712371
ISBN-13 : 1501712373
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Synopsis Land-Grant Colleges and Popular Revolt by : Nathan M. Sorber

Clearly written and compellingly argued, Nathan Sorber's Land-Grant Colleges and Popular Revolt should be read by every land-grant institution graduate and faculty and staff member, and by all high government officials who deal with public higher education.― Times Higher Education Sorber's history of the movement and society of the time provides an original framework for understanding the origins of the land-grant colleges and the nationwide development of these schools into the twentieth century. The land-grant ideal at the foundation of many institutions of higher learning promotes the sharing of higher education, science, and technical knowledge with local communities. This democratic and utilitarian mission, Nathan M. Sorber shows, has always been subject to heated debate regarding the motivations and goals of land-grant institutions. In Land-Grant Colleges and Popular Revolt, Sorber uncovers the intersection of class interest and economic context, and its influence on the origins, development, and standardization of land-grant colleges. The first land-grant colleges supported by the Morrill Act of 1862 assumed a role in facilitating the rise of a capitalist, industrial economy and a modern, bureaucratized nation-state. The new land-grant colleges contributed ideas, technologies, and technical specialists that supported emerging industries. During the populist revolts chronicled by Sorber, the land-grant colleges became a battleground for resisting many aspects of this transition to modernity. An awakened agricultural population challenged the movement of people and power from the rural periphery to urban centers and worked to reform land-grant colleges to serve the political and economic needs of rural communities. These populists embraced their vocational, open-access land-grant model as a bulwark against the outmigration of rural youth from the countryside, and as a vehicle for preserving the farm, the farmer, and the local community at the center of American democracy.

Increased Funds for Land-grant Colleges

Increased Funds for Land-grant Colleges
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Total Pages : 96
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ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112119790084
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Synopsis Increased Funds for Land-grant Colleges by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture

Increased Funds for Land-grant Colleges, Hearings Before ..., 86-2 on H.R. 10876 and H.R. 10974, May 16 and 24, 1960

Increased Funds for Land-grant Colleges, Hearings Before ..., 86-2 on H.R. 10876 and H.R. 10974, May 16 and 24, 1960
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Total Pages : 92
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105045073322
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Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Increased Funds for Land-grant Colleges, Hearings Before ..., 86-2 on H.R. 10876 and H.R. 10974, May 16 and 24, 1960 by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture

Public Lands Bibliography

Public Lands Bibliography
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Total Pages : 86
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000066865720
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Synopsis Public Lands Bibliography by : United States. Bureau of Land Management