ERIC Number: ED257961
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985-Mar
Pages: 278
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Southern Research Conference in Agricultural Education Proceedings. (34th, Mobile, Alabama, March 23-25, 1985).
Rawls, Willie J.; And Others
These proceedings include presentations that reflect the conference's focus on reporting current research in agricultural education. Twenty-one papers are presented in six general sessions: "Future Research Needs for Improving Vocational Agriculture Teacher Education Programs" (David L. Williams); "Assessment of Competencies Possessed by Students Enrolled in Applied Principles of Agribusiness and Natural Resources Education" (Jimmy Cheek, Max McGhee); "The Effects of Teaching Method or Student Characteristics on Achievement or Attitudes in an Agricultural Computer Programming Course" (Tim Wiggins); "The Effects of Temperature and Protective Clothing upon Student Perceptions of the Mechanics Learning Environment" (Stanley Burke); "Variables Affecting the Achievement of Students Mainstreamed in Vocational Agriculture" (Oscar B. Potter, J. David McCracken); "Louisiana Vocational Agriculture Teachers' Opinions of In-Service Training" (Joe Kotrlik); "Personal, Organizational and Job Factors as Related to Burnout among Extension Agents in Ohio" (O. Chris Igodan, L. H. Newcomb); "Job Satisfaction of Vocational Agriculture Teachers in Louisiana" (Thomas L. Grady); "State and National Officers' Opinions of State Supervision and Teacher Education in Agriculture" (Joe Kotrlik, Mark Lelle); "Vocational Agriculture Entry-Year Teachers' and Entry-Year Assistance Committee Members' Perceptions of the Oklahoma Entry-Year Assistance Program (HB1706)" (Eddy Finley, Jerry Barbee); "An Experimental Study Involving Ninth Grade Vocational Agricultural Students in the Acquisition of Psychomotor Skills in Arc Welding Utilizing the Theory of Distributed Practice (Bob Drake); "Follow-up of College of Agriculture Graduates at Oklahoma State University: 1979-1983" (David Drueckhammer); "Identifying the Most Important People in the History of Agricultural Education in America" (John Crunkilton, William Camp); "Identifying the Most Important Events in the History of Agricultural Education in America" (William Camp, John Crunkilton); "Prosser, Snedden and Conflicts with Agricultural Education; A Historical Perspective" (John Hillison, William Camp); "In-House Computerized Database Searches" (Joe Kotrlik); "Writing Books and Journal Manuscripts" (John Crunkilton); "On Research Methodology: The Cassette Tape as a Data Collection Medium" (Ismail Yahya, Gary E. Moore);"Land-Grant or Nonland-Grant Universities: Which Produces the Best Vocational Agriculture Teacher?" (C. Cyril Asiabaka, Gary E. Moore), "Technical Animal Science Skills Taught in Vocational Agriculture Classes and Possessed by Illinois Agricultural Production Teachers" (Jim Flowers, Ed Osborne); "Agriculture and Horticulture in the Secondary Schools of the Southern Education Region of New Zealand" (Martin B. McMillion). A reaction paper concludes each general session. Other contents include "Summary Remarks and Challenges" (David L. Williams), and evaluation summary, minutes of the business sessions, articles of agreement, and conference program. (YLB)
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, College Graduates, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational History, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Graduate Surveys, Inservice Teacher Education, Job Satisfaction, Job Skills, Mainstreaming, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education, Student Evaluation, Teacher Education, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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