Teachers and students' perception of competence-based education in the agricultural higher education system (Case of a student cooperative in Iran).
Purpose: This quantitative study sought to investigate the perceptions of teachers and students regarding competency-based education (CBE) principles at the College of Agriculture at Razi University. Design: This research is a comparative analysis of two groups. The first group consists of undergrad...
| Published in: | Journal of Agricultural Education & Extension Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 307 - 323 |
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Aug2019
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