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Seefeldt, Dawn Amber. "Evaluation of Equivalence Relations: Models of Assessment and Best Practice." OpenSIUC, 2015. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1219.
Повний текст джерелаBylin, Johan. "Best practice of extracting magnetocaloric properties in magnetic simulations." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Materialteori, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-388356.
Повний текст джерелаBurdon, Wendy. "Models for compliance in the financial service industry : theory versus practice : is a best practice model feasible in an environment of regulatory flux?" Thesis, Northumbria University, 2016. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/30225/.
Повний текст джерелаWynberg, Rachel Paula. "Identifying pro-poor, best practice models of commercialisation of southern African non-timber forest products." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.435106.
Повний текст джерелаZiad, Tariq Mah'd Abed. "Bridge asset management : a framework for best practice and artificial intelligence models to aid multi-criteria decision making." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.505406.
Повний текст джерелаNadalin, Penno Letitia. "Understanding the Sustainability of Selected Recommendations for a Nursing Best Practice Guideline within an Acute Care Context." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/42666.
Повний текст джерелаSekaluvu, Lawrence. "Assessment of ephemeral gully erosion using topographic and hydrologically based models in Central Kansas." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/20557.
Повний текст джерелаDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Aleksey Sheshukov
The global requirements for food and agricultural products have increased enormously in recent years mainly due to increase in global population. More land is brought under human development and cultivation including marginal lands that are susceptible to degradation processes of erosion, waterlogging, and depletion of organic matter. The resulting effects include; deprivation of the roles performed by the environment, high costs of water treatment, and sedimentation of water reservoirs. This study aims at assessment of ephemeral gully (EG) erosion using topographic and hydrologically based models in two paired watersheds in Central Kansas. The effects of best management practices (BMPs) implementation on EG formation, and erosion rates within the watershed are discussed. The topographic index (TI) models used include: slope area model (SA), compound topographic index model (CTI), wetness topographic index model (WTI), slope area power (SA2), kinematic wave model (nLS), and modified kinematic wave model (nLSCSS). EGs predicted by each model threshold were compared with observed EGs obtained through digitization and field reconnaissance. The agreement of thresholds obtained from location and length approaches were compared by means of drainage density concept. Statistical analysis was performed by error matrix for EG location analysis, and root mean square error (RMSE) and Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) for EG length analysis. A TIN-based real-time integrated basin simulator (tRIBS) model, a physically-based, distributed hydrological model was coupled with an EG erosion component (Foster and Lane model) to estimate the erosion rates, and effect of installation of BMPs on reduction of EG erosion rates from agricultural fields. The results indicated that TI models could predict EG location with a maximum total accuracy of 70%. The effectiveness of TI models at prediction of EGs is affected by watershed features such as installed structural best management practices, roads, and culverts. The CTI model outperformed all the TI models at prediction of EGs with maximum Kappa and NSE values of 0.32 and 0.55 respectively, and a minimum RMSE value of 0.087 m. Structural BMPs are effective at controlling erosion from croplands, however, the effectiveness of structural BMPs at reduction of sediment loadings from EGs vary depending on surface cover, and BMP geometry.
Overlack, David John. "Using explicit knowledge models and best practice guidelines to improve humanitarian outcomes through the development of a knowledge tool for international health workers." Thesis, Curtin University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1611.
Повний текст джерелаHe, Wu. "The effects of conceptual description and search practice on users' mental models and information seeking in a case libray with a best match search mechanism." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5863.
Повний текст джерелаThe entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on July 21, 2008) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
Mpofana, Mziwonke Milton. "Transferability of Policies and Organisational Practices across Public and Private Health Service Delivery Systems: A Case Study of Selected Hospitals in the Eastern Cape: Exploring Lessons, Ambiguities and Contradictions." University of the Western Cape, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5638.
Повний текст джерелаSince the advent of South Africa's democracy in 1994 there have been several changes in the policy and legislative arena specifically promoting public-private-partnerships in the health sector. These initiatives have given rise to opportunities for inter-sectoral policy transfer under the rubric of ―best practices‖. This exploratory study examines the character, obstacles and contested nature of a selection of policy transfers between private and public health institutions in a single province of South Africa. The study looks at the dynamics at play around envisaged, current and past transfers of policies and organisational practices in relation to administrative systems and technologies used in four different hospital settings – two public and two private hospitals in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This thesis explores the views of managers and labour organisations about policy transfer focusing on local contexts, and how various parties construct policy transfer, hence providing a perspective of policy at the ―plant‖ level. In this research, special focus is placed on different agents' role and understandings of their contexts and how and why policies move and contradictions of these developments. In-depth interviews were conducted at four major Eastern Cape hospitals. The thesis argues that in practice, policy transfer is messy, politicized and traversed by power and vested interests and that organised labour plays a key role in policy transfer process. The thesis focuses on the different philosophical/ideological underpinnings, socio-political values and operational environments in each sector. This study is designed to contribute to existing knowledge on practices particularly between the public and private sectors in order to widen the understanding of the complexity of transferability.
Lee, Gan Kai William. "A decision model for manufacturing best practice adoption : linking practices to competitive strategies." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2007. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/2724.
Повний текст джерелаSchumann, Sandra. "Evolution von Distanzmaßen für chirurgische Prozesse." Doctoral thesis, Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2014. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-143096.
Повний текст джерелаAbeln, Brittany, and Brittany Abeln. "Best Practice Model for Nurses Experiencing Work-Related Bereavement." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/555521.
Повний текст джерелаPoon, Joanna L. K. "Development of a process model for the design stage of building projects." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/111548.
Повний текст джерелаRiat, Amerdeep Singh. "#Best practice' lean production in small to medium sized manufacturing enterprises, and its assessment." Thesis, University of Sunderland, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.337041.
Повний текст джерелаDorner, Sarah M. "Evaluating best management practices for agricultural watersheds using probabilistic models." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape4/PQDD_0020/MQ55669.pdf.
Повний текст джерелаAthey, Glenn C. "Evaluating a best practice model for an economic development agency." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1998. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3129/.
Повний текст джерелаThatcher, Gregory W. "A model of best practice: Leadership development programs in the nuclear industry." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2006. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5307/.
Повний текст джерелаCruz, Lucas Rubiano de Souza. "A best practices method for aircraft flight control law design." Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, 2008. http://www.bd.bibl.ita.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=705.
Повний текст джерелаWilliams, Marjory Dana. "Construction and Initial Evaluation of a Systems Model of Nursing Best Practice from a Complexity Science Perspective." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195170.
Повний текст джерелаMallikarachchi, Thanuja D. "Performance Models for Manufactured Stormwater Best Management Practices with Sedimentation and Filtration in Series." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1547131754278262.
Повний текст джерелаShearer, James D. "Development of a Digital Game-Based Learning Best Practices Checklist." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1303865257.
Повний текст джерелаChan, Anne. "Best practices of outstanding mentors in psychology : an ecological, relational, and multicultural model /." May be available electronically:, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTU1MTUmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=12498.
Повний текст джерелаZeckoski, Rebecca Winfrey. "Simulation of Runoff and Pollutant Loss in Urbanizing Watersheds." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34106.
Повний текст джерелаThe modified model was evaluated on two watersheds in Blacksburg, Virginia, including a subwatershed of Stroubles Creek and a large parking lot on the Virginia Tech campus with a dry pond at its outlet. The model predicted the hydrology and pollutant losses for the year 1999 from the Stroubles Creek watershed within 50% of the observed values after calibration. Prediction errors were much higher for the parking lot and dry pond simulation of the period of time from August 1995 to February 1996. For the parking lot inflow to the dry pond, errors ranged from 0 to 100%. For the dry pond effluent, errors for runoff and sediment losses were -11.5 and 60.1%, respectively, and nutrient losses were poorly predicted (greater than 100% error). There was considerable uncertainty as to the quality of the observed data and this may account for some of the predicted sediment and nutrient loss errors. The modified model was applied to the Battlefield Green Watershed in Hanover County, Virginia to demonstrate the watershed response to development in that watershed. As simulated, sediment and nutrient losses were 30 to 50 times higher after development.
The model is intended for use on watersheds with an impervious cover of 30% or less, due to the increased difficulty in accurately quantifying the hydrology of highly urbanized watersheds and because of uncertainty in atmospheric deposition rates on such watersheds. The pond subroutines are very simplified, and limit simulation to ponds with simple geometries.
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Xu, Zhifeng. "Best practice of risk modelling in motor insurance : using GLM and Machine Learning approach." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/20405.
Повний текст джерелаO pricing na atividade seguradora está a tornar-se cada vez mais interessante e desafi- ador pelo facto de a dimensão dos dados a analisar estar a crescer de forma explosiva. Torna-se assim urgente para as seguradoras reconsiderar a forma de lidar com este vol- ume de dados. Para implementar modelos sofisticados de pricing para produtos de seguro automóvel, aplicámos técnicas de machine learning, incluindo modelos GLM penalizados e métodos de boosting, que ajudam a identificar as características mais importantes de entre uma grande quantidade de variáveis candidatas. Estes métodos também permitem detetar potenciais interações sem testar as inúmeras combinações bidimensionais. Para um uso eficiente desses métodos, é necessário compreender o objetivo do modelo, as hipóteses que o suportam e dominar as metodologias estatísticas. Embora haja alguma evidência de um maior poder preditivo dos modelos baseados em machine learning quando comparados com os tradicionais GLM, estes últimos beneficiam de uma estrutura, mais conveniente e mais interpretável. O modelo GLM é mais fácil de ex- plicar às partes interessadas o que nos levou a utilizar os GLM na modelação do risco, mas absorvendo os ensinamentos dados pelos modelos de machine learning. A avaliação dos modelos é realizada pela análise dos resíduos quer na fase de treino quer de validação quer ainda de teste. Após a revisão pela equipa, aplicam-se alguns ajustes em cada modelo para reforçar a sua significância e a sua robustez. Espera-se que eles tenham alto poder preditivo nos dados fora da amostra e possam, portanto, ser usados no futuro.
Insurance pricing nowadays is getting more and more interesting and challenging due to the fact that the dimension of analysable data is evolutionarily exploding. It is an urgent call for insurers to reconsider how to deal with the data more accurately and precisely. To implement pricing sophistication in motor insurance products, we apply cutting edge machine learning techniques including penalized GLM and boosting methods, which help us identify the important features among massive amount of candidate variables, and detect potential interactions without trying the endless two-way combinations manually. In order to sufficiently make use of these methods, we need to deeply understand the research objective, preliminary assumptions and statistical backgrounds. Although there is some evidence indicating the existence of higher predictive power of machine learning models compared with traditional GLM (Generalized Linear Models), GLM is more convenient and interpretable, especially for multiplicative models. GLM model is easier to be demonstrated to stakeholder, therefore we still achieve our risk models in GLM, but absorbing the insights from our machine learning results. The evaluation of models is done by progression, it is generally performed by residual analysis of the training or validation dataset, and testing errors for the holdout dataset. After peer review, we apply some adjustment in each model, to get models that are significant and robust. They are expected to have high predictive power in the out-of- sample data, thus can be used in the future.
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Chen, Jeff Yu-Jen. "Toward a multi-stakeholders partnership best-practice model for coaching interventions in customised executive education." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97419.
Повний текст джерелаENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this highly competitive market, organisations are placing a strong emphasis on leveraging its organisational learning (OL) activities to achieve a sustained advantage. Organisations are increasingly recognising the value of partnering with external education providers to implement customized executive education programmes that can address their unique business need. Coaching interventions are frequently incorporated in such learning initiatives to enhance the alignment of the learning and development practises with the organisational goals and to increase the level of learning transfer once the program has been completed. The best-practises of coaching interventions remain however several understudied. This study therefore investigated the importance of multi-stakeholder partnerships on the effectiveness of coaching interventions within a customised executive programme. Qualitative data was collected through a series of semi-structured interviews targeting coaches, organisational learning drivers and delegates to obtain multi-source feedback for enhanced validity of perceptions. The findings were subsequently subjected to thematic analysis resulting in the emergence of 7 core themes. The results emphasised the importance of aligning the interpretation of management, organisational learning drivers (OLDs), coaches and delegates regarding the goals of the organisation and the coaching initiative. A recurring theme across the datasets related to the importance of transparent, direct and open communication prior to the commencement of coaching. Furthermore, the advantages of group coaching highlighted in this study were supported by previous literature. Another important contribution of this study pertained to evaluating and sustaining the mental and behavioural shifts delegates experienced during the coaching interventions. This highlighted the importance of soliciting management support, eliciting informal accountability and post-coaching interventions. As a result of combining multi-stakeholder perceptions, the findings of this study may contribute towards developing a best-practice model for coaching interventions in customised executive education (CEE) programmes.
Norris-Jones, Lynne. "Demonstrate and document : the development of a best practice model for biometric access control management." Thesis, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10369/6411.
Повний текст джерелаWebb, Evan. "Towards a General Logic Model for Recreational Youth Development Programs." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36872.
Повний текст джерелаBerryman, Reba. "Knowledge management in virtual organizations: A study of a best practices knowledge transfer model." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4740/.
Повний текст джерелаRoberts, Hayley. "The practice of community archaeology in the UK : a model for best practice based upon case studies from Dorset and Cambridgeshire." Thesis, Bournemouth University, 2017. http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/29661/.
Повний текст джерелаWilmer, André [Verfasser]. "Entwicklung und Evaluation eines Best-Practice-Modells zur Erhöhung der Arzneimitteltherapiesicherheit bei ambulanten Krebspatienten / André Wilmer." Bonn : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1107184371/34.
Повний текст джерелаRammutla, Tshegofatso Matsobane. "Fiscal stability assurance in petroleum agreements : a best practice model for the modern fiscal stabilisation clause." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60086.
Повний текст джерелаMini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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Alvarado, Lizeth, Juan Díaz, Juan Quiroz, and Carlos Raymundo. "Basic production planning and control model based on process management to increase the productivity of mango MSEs in Casma." Springer Verlag, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/656119.
Повний текст джерелаThe department with the greatest economic dependence on the fruit is Ancash, and the Province of Casma is most important in production, as it only produces mango; however, at the productivity level, is a marked difference of 8.2 t/ha compared to the highest worldwide producer, Mexico. Taking this data into consideration, an analysis of the MSEs producing mango in Casma was conducted and problems were seen in the management of resources and processes, both at the levels of planning and control. Considering the problems of MSEs from Casma, a basic Production Planning and Control model was designed based on Process Management and agricultural best practices. The model consists of applying process management tools, such as the flow diagram, the SIPOC turtle, data sheet indicators, procedures, and formats for each sub-process, all with the aim of better understanding the proposal’s development and increasing the productivity of MSEs.
Hedrington, Jones Renata Aloma. "Human Service Professionals' Practice with Families After Parental Incarceration." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1195.
Повний текст джерелаMirindo, Frank. "Environmental Dispute Resolution in Tanzania and South Africa: A Comparative Assessment in the Light of International Best Practice." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2008. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_9222_1263173869.
Повний текст джерелаThis research examines the effectiveness of these dispute resolution mechanisms in environmental disputes and what improvements should be made in order to make those mechanisms suitable for these types of disputes.
Fehn, Jeffrey A. "A Training Curriculum Model of Multi-ethnic Ministry Best Practices Designed for Harmony Vineyard Church." Thesis, Regent University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3737469.
Повний текст джерелаThe current picture of the American Church is considerably less gloriously diverse than the end-times church portrayed in Revelation 7:9. Since the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s observation in 1956 of Sunday morning as the most segregated time in America, much has been written about the subject of diverse churches, by many different authors and from many different perspectives. By distilling the best practices found in these writings into a model curriculum and teaching it to his congregation, the author answers the question “What constitutes an effective training model designed to increase awareness of some of the key aspects of multi-ethnic churches for Harmony Vineyard Church in Ashland, Virginia?”
The project’s rationale was straightforward and simple. First, a more unified, diverse church blesses God the Father. Second, for pastors who desire a multi-ethnic congregation, this project will hopefully serve as a single resource addressing the specific issues of teaching and training both pastors and congregations in exactly how to go about creating such a congregation. Third, developing more multi-ethnic congregations is desirable, important, and strategic as the U.S.A.’s ethnic population continues to grow.
The intervention project consisted of seven training segments designed to do the following: 1) to portray God’s heart for unity; 2) to introduce multi-ethnic church terms and concepts; 3) to introduce cultural awareness and its importance, and; 4) to conduct a “sacred conversation” about race and racial issues. The training included both sermons and classroom teaching, and was presented during May, 2015.
Another aspect of the project was a questionnaire-based study of self-described multi-ethnic Vineyard churches to test if the literature’s best practices needed to be contextualized for each denomination, and specifically for Vineyard churches. The good news is that apparently they do not. It was also good news to discover that in many cases, monoethnic churches can become multi-ethnic even if their neighborhoods are not particularly diverse.
At the project’s end it was determined that the curriculum put forth was a successful training model as a significant majority of the participants’ feedback pointed to an increased awareness of the training’s four focus areas mentioned above.
Ansah, Yaw Boamah. "Enhancing Profitability of Pond Aquaculture in Ghana through Resource Management and Environmental Best Management Practices." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51122.
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Al-Manhali, Maria Patricia Trujillo. "Design, analysis and development of HR best practices model in Abu Dhabi police HR general directorate." Thesis, University of Salford, 2011. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/26534/.
Повний текст джерелаAssiri, A. H. "The implementation of the balance scorecard : an empirical study and a proposed generic model based on best practice." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.521433.
Повний текст джерелаWade, Charles Robert. "Evaluation of Best Management Practices for Bladed Skid Trail Erosion Control and Determination of Erosion Model Accuracy and Applicability." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35714.
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Helmold, Marc. "Establishing a best practice model of supplier relationship management (SRM) for multinational manufacturing companies in the European transportation industry." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2013. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/632/.
Повний текст джерелаHare, William J. "Integration of health and safety planning in construction project management through the development of a best practice "Gateway" model." Thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.426425.
Повний текст джерелаGroman, Marlene. "A Model of Best Practices for Project Management Strategies in an Administrative Computing System Implementation in Higher Education." NSUWorks, 2006. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/550.
Повний текст джерелаKepczynska-Walczak, Anetta. "A model proposal for digitisation and recording data on architectural heritage in Poland based on European guidelines and best practice." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.405493.
Повний текст джерелаAl-Ajlam, Mohammed A. "Critical success factors in customer relationship management (CRM) implementation: An emperical study and proposed generic model of the best practice." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.493309.
Повний текст джерелаHay, Roe Denise A. "Best Practice Model for School Nurses Teaching Human Sexuality Education to High School Students for the Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/311757.
Повний текст джерелаAl, Qur'an Marwan. "Location decision-making processes of internationalising firms: a multiple case study investigation." Thesis, Curtin University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35.
Повний текст джерелаRowlings, Douglas. "A corporate failure prediction model for non-financial South African corporates incorporating best practices used by the credit industry." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20439.
Повний текст джерелаKing, Audrey E. H. "Communicating towards resiliency: identifying the barriers and social constraints related to grazing best management practices in Kansas and Oklahoma." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/32628.
Повний текст джерелаDepartment of Communications and Agricultural Education
Lauri M. Baker
Kansas and Oklahoma were in the top five cattle producing states in the United States. Beef cattle producers across Kansas and Oklahoma had access to best management practices (BMPs) for proper grazing land management, but were still underutilizing these practices. This study sought to understand why producers did not adopt grazing BMPs suggested by Extension professionals and to identify opportunities to improve communication and adoption. Under the postulates of elaboration likelihood model (ELM), if BMPs were communicated to producers in a way that persuaded them to adopt BMPs, the resiliency of the entire beef cattle grazing system, would increase. This study was guided by community-based social marketing (CBSM) and elaboration likelihood model (ELM). Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 43 producers in north central Oklahoma and south central Kansas during the summer of 2015. Initial participants were recruited using a purposive sampling method through Extension contacts with a snowball sample after initial participants were identified. Interviews were transcribed by a professional transcription service and analyzed using Glaser’s constant comparative method. Producers in the study were aware of BMPs like rotational grazing, prescribed burning, and the usage of alternative forages. The major themes discovered in this study include Producers had varying definitions of both rotational grazing and cover crops; Producers used each other, Extension and university materials and personnel as information sources; Practices producers used were determined by visual observations and past experiences. Barriers and social constrains to the adoption of BMPs that were discovered included: water availability and quality, land leases, time and labor, land lords, generational gaps, and a lack of skilled employees. Producers saw the benefits of burning practices and rotational grazing. Another major theme was drought tested the resiliency of producer’s operations. This study offers several recommendations for Extension professionals and research. The way that Extension agents were communicating BMPs should be researched and analyzed. The implementation of CBSM and ELM by Extension professionals could increase the adoption of BMPs in grazing systems. A major implication of this study was the need for Extension to more openly communicate with producers rather than just exchange information.
NeeQuaye, Barbara Burris. "A Maturity Model for Online Classes across Academic Disciplines." NSUWorks, 2013. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/259.
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