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1890 Institutions in a Changing Socioeconomic Environment: Implications for Human Resource Development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2016

Dewitt Jones  and
Alfred L. Parks
Dewitt Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Southern University
Alfred L. Parks
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture atPrairie View A & M University
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Since their inception, land grant universities have played a vital role in the growth and development of the U.S. economy. Indeed, the land grant model of providing access to and the benefits of higher education to the masses have been effective in raising the standard of living throughout the world. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that the focus of the primary unit (the colleges of agriculture and home economics) of land grant universities must change if it is to remain relevant to society.

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Invited Papers and Discussions
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , July 1990 , pp. 61 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1990

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