ASSURING QUALITY IN FARM ANIMAL WELFARE CURRICULA: THE CASE OF WELFOOD CURRICULA
Keywords:
farm animal welfare, food quality, environment, curricula, qualityAbstract
The aim of the present study is to analyze virtual learning environments and to
provide a framework for assuring quality in farm animal welfare curricula. The
framework is constructed according to the experimental learning for a case study
developed in the context of the Leonardo da Vinci Community Vocational Training
Action Pilot Project entitled “WELFOOD-Promoting quality assurance in animal
welfare-environment-food quality interaction studies through upgraded e-Learning”.
WELFOOD addressed objectives such as improvement and competencies of the
skills in vocational training to promote employability and facilitate integration and
reintegration in terms of capabilities and knowledge, needed for improved
technologies in animal husbandry and food industry.
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