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Showing 1 to 20 of 80 for “"Education, Agricultural"”.
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Field Dependent/independent College Undergraduates and the Usage of a Computer -Assisted Instruction Program in a Horticulture Class
This study used qualitative and quantitative methods to explore college undergraduates' field dependence/independence and their usage of a computer assisted instruction program (CAI). Learning preference differences and similarities of field dependent/independent students were qualitatively …
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Factors Associated With Teacher Use and Effectiveness of the Illinois Rural Core Curriculum in Agriculture
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact the Core I Curriculum had in providing teachers with instructional materials and aids needed to teach selected problem areas. The second purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact the Core I materials had in improving teachers' …
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A Comparative Analysis of Instructional Resources at Intermediate Agricultural Schools in Developing Nations (Africa, Asia, Latin America)
… the study were: (1) to describe the intermediate agricultural schools through key educational resources in their instructional program; and (2) to determine if there were any significant differences within the nominal variables by specific indicators of the educational program. The directors at …
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Academic Achievement of Agricultural Mechanics Students Using Computer-Assisted Versus Written Review and Testing
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to address the lack of knowledge to date on the relationship of computer-assisted instruction to academic achievement gains of secondary vocational agriculture students. The study was conducted to provide further information on a type of computer-assisted …
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Effects of the Problem-Solving Approach on Achievement, Retention, and Attitudes of Vocational Agriculture Students in Illinois
Purpose. The primary purpose of this study was to compare the effects of the problem solving approach and the subject matter approach to teaching a selected problem area of vocational agriculture. Student achievement, retention, and attitudes toward the teaching method were used as criteria to …
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Effects of Biological Principles Integration on Achievement and Attitudes of Secondary Agriculture Students
Purpose. The primary purpose of this study was to determine how well instruction in agriculture and in biology could be integrated in a high school agriculture setting. This purpose was accomplished by testing the effect of the incorporation of biological principles instruction into a problem area …
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Farmers' Resource Status and Information Availability and Utilization: A Study Within Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan
… farmer's access to and utilization of improved agricultural inputs and information. This study, which classified farmers into three resource status groups based on income, farm size, and land holdings, had two main purposes. First, it examined the effect of resource status on access to new …
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An Analysis of Intermediate-Level Training in Agriculture and Home Economics in Africa
Purposes of the Study. Institutions for training intermediate-level workers for agriculture and home economics in Africa occupy a key role in the development of the continent. This study aimed to determine the current state of programs, staffing, resources, and graduate output in a sample of these …
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Identification, Analysis, and Implications of Factors Related to the Job Satisfaction and Motivation of Agricultural Extension Field Staff in Trinidad
The study was concerned with the identification, analysis, and implications of factors related to the job satisfaction and motivation of extension field staff in Trinidad. Job, job environment, and background factors were investigated.
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Vocational Preference and Career Development of Students Entering Postsecondary Agriculture Programs in Illinois
Agricultural occupations provide career opportunities for a substantial segment of the American workforce. While farm production workers have declined in numbers over the past three decades there has been an expansion of employment in the non-production sectors of agriculture with substantially …
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Women's Participation in Agricultural and Home Economics Education in the Third World
… 1978 to 1980 participation in Third World formal agricultural and home economics education and examines factors affecting their participation.
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Changing Teacher Behavior: A Study of the Effects of Feedback From Students on the Behavior of Certain Vocational Teachers
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A Study of Physically Handicapped Students in Rural High Schools in East Central Illinois
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A Comparison of Agricultural Education Students and Students in Non-Agricultural Education Curricula and Factors Related to Their Curriculum Choice
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Factors Associated With the Occupational and Educational Expectations of Students in the Agricultural High Schools in Korea
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A Study of Factors Affecting the Establishment of Young Farmer Programs in Illinois
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Factors Influencing the Performance of Agriculture Teachers in the Sierra Leone Secondary Schools
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The Relationship Between Agricultural Background, Practical Experience and Experiential Education in Colleges of Agriculture and The Success and Satisfaction of Graduates
… comfortable in their role of providing higher education opportunities for sons and daughters of rural America, are finding their clientele to be rapidly changing. A continual decline in the number of Americans living on farms and in rural communities, coupled with
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A Case Study on the Impact of the Nigerian Manpower Project on the Agriculture Mechanics Program at an Illinois Community College
The study is the result of nine months of observation and interviewing at a rural community college in Illinois. Beginning in January 1978 eleven Nigerian students, sponsored by their government as part of the Nigerian Manpower Project (NMP) which was coordinated by the U.S. Agency for Interna
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Comparison of Affective Work Competencies and Selected Background Experiences of Students, Graduates, and Supervisors in Agricultural Mechanization
… supervisors of Illinois community college agricultural mechanization programs.
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