Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
| 项目编号 | 1020053 |
| Veterans Agricultural Education and Apprenticeship Program in the Southwest | |
| Sorensen, Mark | |
| 主持机构 | PAINTED DESERT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, INC. |
| 开始日期 | 2019 |
| 结束日期 | 2022 |
| 资助机构 | US-NIFA（美国食品与农业研究所） |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 中文简介 | 1060 - Biology (whole systems) |
| 英文简介 | Goals / Objectives Hands-on and immersive training experience has been identified as a critical strategy to help returning military Veterans enter into and sustain successful careers in agriculture. The overarching goal of this program is to increase the number of military Veterans pursuing successful careers in food, agricultural and green industry sectors through a comprehensive, hands-on, and immersive training program jointly provided by the Painted Desert Demonstration Projects, Inc. (known as the STAR School), the University of Arizona (UA) - Cooperative Extension, Apex Applied Technology, Inc. (AATech) and several Arizona farms, food hubs, nurseryGoals /landscape businesses. The program will also increase the Veteran's access to Federal, local, andGoals /or private grantsGoals /loans by providing grant applicationGoals /administration assistance. In addition, the program intends to offer therapeutic healing to Veterans through farming, animal caring, and green industry practices. ObjectivesGoals /ActivitiesGain better understanding of military Veteran's (especially the service-disabled and underrepresented groups') needs and expectations around farming, ranching, green industry;Develop a model training program that offers both classroom training and on-the-job training through an immersive, on-site learning experience leading to a comprehensive understand of successful farmingGoals /ranching, nurseryGoals /landscape, and food supply chain operations and business management;Promote innovation, sustainable farming, horticultural practices, and value-added processing through demonstration on cutting-edge ag-technologies and best management practices;Develop and maintain a substantial and effective collaborative network of publicGoals /private entities for job referral and placement;Facilitate the Veterans' connections to USDA agencies, Cooperative Extension, DOL, VA, SBA, and other Federal entities at the regional, state or local level; andIncrease Veterans' access to capitals, e.g. grantsGoals /loans, internships, apprenticeships, and scholarships offered by Federal, State, local and private sources.Project Methods Evaluation is the subjective interpretation of the data collected in the duration of a projectGoals /program. It is about learning and accountability. In order to provide a reasonable outlook of the extent to which our program meets its intended output and generates the intended outcomes, we have retained a third-party evaluator. For this program, evaluation will happen at any time. Both Participatory Evaluation and formativeGoals /summative evaluation methods will be used.Participatory Evaluation will be used as guiding approach to ensure the active involvement of stakeholders throughout the process. It engages the evaluators and stakeholders (such as Veteran participants and pilotGoals /model farms, etc.) in the decision-making process when creating an evaluation and using results. Participatory Evaluation, such as the Veteran agricultural needs assessment will be used to identify the Veterans' needs and expectations, improve program performance, and engage and empower Veteran participants.Formative Evaluation will be used to establish a benchmark before or during the implementing of an activity with the aim of improving a performance measure. Then Summative Evaluation will be conducted after the activity is done. The results of Summative Evaluation will be compared with Formative Evaluation results. Both quantitative and qualitative measures will be evaluated. |
| 英文关键词 | agriculture apprenticeship horticulture military veteran sustainable farming value-added |
| 来源学科分类 | 1060 - Biology (whole systems) |
| 资源类型 | 项目 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/356131 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sorensen, Mark.Veterans Agricultural Education and Apprenticeship Program in the Southwest.2019. |
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