Papers
The following publications have been funded or endorsed by the ACDA.
Only resources meeting this criterion are listed here.
2022
The employer of choice or a sector without a workforce? - Jim Pratley, Scott Graham, Hardy Mander, Joshua Gilbert, Farm Policy Journal 19 (2) 32-43
2021
Agricultural education ‘rebooted’ in Australia. - Jim Pratley International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education 29 (4)
2019
Indigenous students do not choose agriculture at University - Jim Pratley, Proceedings of 19th Australian Agronomy Conference, Wagga Wagga
International student education in Australia – is agriculture gaining its fair share? - Jim Pratley, Proceedings of 19th Australian Agronomy Conference, Wagga Wagga
2018
Graduate Destinations in Agriculture - Jim Pratley and Nigel Crawley, Agricultural Science, 29, 7-14
2017
Agriculture - from macho to gender balance – J E Pratley, Proceedings of 18th Australian Agronomy Conference, Ballarat, Australia
Evolution of agricultural education in Australia – Jim Pratley and Nigel Crawley, Agricultural Science, 29, 7-14
2016
Career Development in Horticulture - an Australian Perspective – David E. Aldous and James E Pratley, Acta Horticulturae 1126, 193-198
Horticulture in the 21st century – the need for an educated workforce – J E Pratley, Acta Horticulturae 1126, 59-68
Graduate supply in agriculture – a glimmer of hope – J E Pratley, Agricultural Science 28(2),12-16
Horticultural research in Australian Universities – J E Pratley, Agricultural Science, 28(2), 25-34
2015
From adversity comes strength – repositioning education in agriculture – James Pratley and Tina Botright Acuna, Proceedings of 17th Australian Agronomy Conference, Hobart
Recent trends in Australian tertiary agricultural science education – R Harper and J Pratley
Agricultural education and damn statistics 1: graduate completions – J.E. Pratley, Agricultural Science 27 (1), 44-50
Agricultural education and damn statistics 2: graduate employment and salaries – J.E. Pratley, Agricultural Science 27 (1), 51-55
2013
Review into Agricultural Education and Training in New South Wales – J.E. Pratley, NSW Government: Sydney
2012
Professional agriculture – a case of supply and demand - J. E. Pratley, Australian Farm Institute Occasional Paper No 12.01, 1-8 (AFI: Surry Hills Australia)
The workforce challenge in horticulture - J. E. Pratley, Agricultural Science 24: 26-29
Education and training challenges for the Australian forestry sector – J. E. Pratley, P.J. Kanowski and L.M Ball, Australian Forestry 73, 227-233
2010
The Job Market in Agriculture in Australia [PDF] - J. E. Pratley and M. Hay, Agricultural Science 22(1), 35-40
2008
Workforce Planning in Agriculture: Agricultural Education and Capacity Building at the Crossroads - J. E. Pratley, Farm Policy Journal 5 (3), 27-41
Graduate Completions in Agriculture and Related Degrees from Australian Universities, 2001 - 2006 - J. E. Pratley and L. Copeland, Farm Policy Journal 5 (3), 1-10
Agriculture at Australian Universities - a Matter of Concern - J. Pratley and R. Leigh, Proceedings Australian Agronomy Conference, Adelaide