Learning and building social capital in a community of family farm businesses

Bibliographic Data

ID11424315
AuthorsShaun Kilpatrick (0000-0003-2473-9814, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume21
Issue5
Pages446-461
Publication date2002-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Lifelong Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0260-1370 • E-ISSN: 1464-519X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0260137011
OpenAlexW2128556830
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited12

This paper analyses the processes that occur in a learning community of Australian family\nagricultural businesses for evidence of use or generation of stores of social capital. The\npurpose of analysing processes that use or build social capital is to derive a framework or\nchecklist of stages and characteristics that can be used to analyse the extent of social capital\nuse and generation in other communities. The qualitative design is suitable for a study such as\nthis, which investigates possible relationships and influencing factors concerning learning and\nchanges to farm management practices. Data collection involved observing a learning activity\nsession and interviewing 12 members in a focus group during the session and subsequently 14\nindividually at their farms. Data were analysed for themes and coded with the assistance of\nNUD*IST qualitative data analysis software. An understanding of how what is identified as\nsocial capital can be built in a formalized learning programme can be used to facilitate social\ncapital building; in other formal learning settings, as well as more widely. The findings of the\nstudy reported here and findings from studies of informal learning in geographic communities\nhave contributed to the development of the Centre for Research and Learning in Regional\nAustralia's model of the simultaneous building and use of social capital. The model, presented\nin this paper, conceptualizes the way in which social capital is used and built in interactions\nbetween individuals

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