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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Secondary agricultural education"”.
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Educational technology in secondary agricultural education programs: a national study
… to assess the extent of the use of technology in secondary agricultural education programs in the United States. Comparison with a 1989 study by Birkenholz, Stewart, and Craven provided the basis for determining the increase or decrease of the use of technology in the classroom over the past ten …
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Core occupational competencies for secondary agricultural education programs as identified by Ohio agricultural business and industry
… the critical core occupational competencies for secondary agricultural education programs as identified by Ohio agricultural business and industry. The method used to generate this information was an item analysis of the competencies that industry experts identified as core competencies in the …
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Equine Subject Matter in Virginia's Secondary Agricultural Education Programs: Course Offerings Compared to Career Development Event Participation
Agricultural education has to alter its curriculum in order to remain in step with the changes in rural and urban lifestyles. It must continue to change and expand its offerings as society develops. As an industry grows large enough to offer a variety of careers, students need to be more aware of …
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Factors associated with work attitudes and work behaviors of secondary agricultural education students in selected counties in Virginia
… that work attitudes and work behaviors of young agricUltural workers are of major concern to employers, even exceeding their concern about academic skills students bring to the work environment. Little consistency is found in the research about the relationships of various factors to work …
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The Effects of the Student Teaching Experience on Cooperating Teachers in Secondary Agricultural Education Programs: A Case Study
… effects of the student teaching experience on secondary agricultural education teachers. Eight of the thirteen participants in this study served as a cooperating teacher during the 2012 spring semester for pre-service teachers in agricultural education from a land-grant institution. Three of …
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THE SHORTAGE OF LICENSED SECONDARY AGRICULTURE INSTRUCTORS IN ILLINOIS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT ON SECONDARY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAM QUALITY
… this study suggested the Illinois State Board of Education and the universities develop a path for provisional instructors to receive full licensure without leaving their teaching positions.</p>
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Assessing Knowledge Acquisition Through Lecture and Cooperative Learning: Traditional and Non-traditional Secondary Students in Agriculture
<p>Currently, students entering secondary agricultural education programs have less knowledge and hands-on experience about agriculture than previous generations. Agricultural educators are challenged to vary teaching practices to meet student needs. The purpose of this study was to determine if …
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An exploration of the perceptions of Illinois secondary administrators toward agricultural education and their preferences for a quality agricultural education program
… that Illinois administrators have toward secondary agricultural education and the qualities that make an agricultural education program successful. In most cases, positive perceptions and high support levels were tied closely to the ability of the program to apply core concepts such as …
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THE LEVEL OF VALUE AND EXPECTANCY HELD FOR ADULT AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION BY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATORS IN MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS
The purpose of this research was to examine agricultural educators and adult agricultural education programming offered through secondary agricultural education programs within Illinois and Missouri using a non-experimental research design and a self-report questionnaire known as the Adult …
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A Case Study of How Modern Agricultural Education Programs May Be Designed to Support Innovative Agricultural Content
The agricultural industry is changing every day, and new innovations are being developed faster than educational resources can be developed. Secondary agricultural education is faced with the challenges of keeping up with the changes in the industry. Determining how to bring cutting edge innovative …
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Knowledge, Perceptions, and Outcomes of Agricultural Communications Curriculum in Arkansas Secondary Agricultural Classrooms
… method study was to assess the effectiveness of agricultural communications curriculum developed and incorporated into a semester-long agricultural leadership and communications course for secondary agricultural education programs in Arkansas. This study was comprised of three parts including a …
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History of Virginia Congressional District Agricultural High Schools
Most research studies of American agricultural education begin with an overview of the events leading to the passage of the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917. By doing so, researchers have neglected an important, foundational era of agricultural education. With the passage of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and …
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Collaborative Efforts between Agricultural and Special Education Teachers to Enhance Inclusion of Students with Disabilities into Agricultural Education
… experiences of southwestern Virginia high school agricultural and special education teachers with regards to the collaboration that may or may not exist between them to enhance the learning of students with special needs (SWD) taking agricultural education classes. It also sought to determine …