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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to obtain information to characterize potential trainees seeking
training programs about organic farming in the form of mobile learning. This information is expected
to allow for establishing a set of guidelines to design mobile training opportunities that could match the
potential clients ’ wishes.
Design/methodology/approach – For this survey an on-line questionnaire was used, translated into
the languages of the participating countries (Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, Hungary, UK, Italy and
Turkey), and in the end 133 consented valid questionnaires were obtained. The data analysis was made
with SPSS and included basic descriptive statistics, crosstabs and χ 2
tests, considering a level of
significance of 5 per cent.
Findings – The results obtained in the present study indicate that designing training programs in
organic farming for a wide target population should attend to the differences between countries,
which showed to significantly influence the preferences of the possible clients for this type
of training.Practical implications – This study provided valuable information for use in the preparation of
training programs for adults who want to expand their knowledge on organic farming, in order to
prepare courses more in accordance with their preferences.
Originality/value – The fact that the study was undertaken in several countries, including North,
Central and South Europe, is a positive indicator that globally accepted courses could be implemented
successfully. To the knowledge no such work was undertaken up to the present, thus confirming the
originality of the study presented.
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Keywords
Mobile technology Mobile learning Organic agriculture Training activities
Citation
Guiné RPF, Costa DVTA, Correia PMR, Costa CA, Correia HE, Castro M, Guerra LT, Seeds C, Coll C, Radics L, Arslan M, Soylu S, Tothova M, Toth P, Basile S. (2016) Designing training in organic farming on a multinational basis. The International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 33(2), 99-114.