John R Fairweather
Biographic Data
| ID | 323009 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John R Fairweather |
| GIVEN NAMES | John R |
| FAMILY NAME | Fairweather |
| SIGNATURE | FAIRWEATHER J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lincoln University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Can farmers map their farm system? Causal mapping and the sustainability of sheep/beef farms in New Zealand
Response to Vanclay et al. on Farming Styles
In 2006 Vanclay et al. provided a critical account of the concept of farming styles and proposed revised concepts that enhance our understanding of styles. Their research experience led them to reconceptualise farming styles by applying them to five levels. They concluded that there was no support for a single set of farming styles, that farming styles are more an intellectual construction than a social construction, and that they were not real. …
Research & Practice Forum Question Style and Response Rates
An important goal for postal surveys is maximization of the response rate. A high response rate improves confidence in the results and minimises costs. Response rates are known to be declining as the use of surveying has increased, particularly when the telephone is used. Members of the public, and farmers, now face surveys for commercial purposes rather than for the public good, and this has lessened the appeal of responding to surveys
Tourist Experiences of Landscape in New Zealand
Environmental beliefs and farm practices of New Zealand farmers Contrasting pathways to sustainability
Visitor Experiences of Kaikoura, New Zealand
Understanding how farmers choose between organic and conventional production
Agricultural Production and Capitalism
This paper argues that the debates in the sociology of agriculture concerning the viability of family farms and related public policy issues can be understood by examining the fundamental assumptions of two different approaches to understanding the totality of society: the expressive and structured orientations. The different orientations to totality provide two distinct formulations of the relationship of agricultural sector to the wider society…
An Additional Note on ‘Sociologia Ruralis’ and ‘Rural Sociology’
Visitor Experiences of Kaikoura, New Zealand
Understanding how farmers choose between organic and conventional production
Response to Vanclay et al. on Farming Styles
In 2006 Vanclay et al. provided a critical account of the concept of farming styles and proposed revised concepts that enhance our understanding of styles. Their research experience led them to reconceptualise farming styles by applying them to five levels. They concluded that there was no support for a single set of farming styles, that farming styles are more an intellectual construction than a social construction, and that they were not real. …
Environmental beliefs and farm practices of New Zealand farmers Contrasting pathways to sustainability
Can farmers map their farm system? Causal mapping and the sustainability of sheep/beef farms in New Zealand
Agricultural Production and Capitalism
This paper argues that the debates in the sociology of agriculture concerning the viability of family farms and related public policy issues can be understood by examining the fundamental assumptions of two different approaches to understanding the totality of society: the expressive and structured orientations. The different orientations to totality provide two distinct formulations of the relationship of agricultural sector to the wider society…
An Additional Note on ‘Sociologia Ruralis’ and ‘Rural Sociology’
Agricultural Production and Capitalism
This paper argues that the debates in the sociology of agriculture concerning the viability of family farms and related public policy issues can be understood by examining the fundamental assumptions of two different approaches to understanding the totality of society: the expressive and structured orientations. The different orientations to totality provide two distinct formulations of the relationship of agricultural sector to the wider society…
Understanding how farmers choose between organic and conventional production
Visitor Experiences of Kaikoura, New Zealand
Tourist Experiences of Landscape in New Zealand
Environmental beliefs and farm practices of New Zealand farmers Contrasting pathways to sustainability
Research & Practice Forum Question Style and Response Rates
An important goal for postal surveys is maximization of the response rate. A high response rate improves confidence in the results and minimises costs. Response rates are known to be declining as the use of surveying has increased, particularly when the telephone is used. Members of the public, and farmers, now face surveys for commercial purposes rather than for the public good, and this has lessened the appeal of responding to surveys
Can farmers map their farm system? Causal mapping and the sustainability of sheep/beef farms in New Zealand
Response to Vanclay et al. on Farming Styles
In 2006 Vanclay et al. provided a critical account of the concept of farming styles and proposed revised concepts that enhance our understanding of styles. Their research experience led them to reconceptualise farming styles by applying them to five levels. They concluded that there was no support for a single set of farming styles, that farming styles are more an intellectual construction than a social construction, and that they were not real. …
Geography (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Agriculture (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Advertising (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Organic Food and Agriculture (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Agricultural Innovations and Practices (2 works)