Reports a national survey of vocational agriculture teachers that sought to measure their perceptions of the seriousness of student misbehavior in classrooms and laboratories. Results show that misbehavior is not a major problem in vocational agriculture. (JOW)

Former vocational agriculture teachers, principals, and the vocational agriculture teachers who replaced the departing teachers were surveyed to determine the extent to which former teachers were being candid in citing reasons for leaving the profession. All three groups ranked long hours, inadequate salary, and different occupational goals in…

A study analyzed the employment pattern of agricultural education graduates of the class of 1987, using part of the annual "National Study of the Supply and Demand for Teachers of Vocational Agriculture in the United States." All institutions of higher education in the United States that certified teachers of agriculture made up the study…

While many aspects of high technology may be directly applicable in the vocational agricultural classroom, the primary thrust of high technology into such programs, at least in the short range, will be centered around the microcomputer. Because of its cost and availability, the microcomputer will continue to play an ever increasing role in…

In a three-round Delphi, secondary agriculture teachers and administrators, field staff and agriculture teacher educators (n=31, 33, 29) compiled a list of 102 tasks for early field experiences and student teaching experiences in agricultural education. The list is comprehensive enough for the three states where it was developed and flexible…

The 30th annual national survey of the supply of and demand for teachers of agricultural education in the United States examined state, regional, and national supply and demand data for 1994. The supply data were collected from a survey of the head teacher educator in each agricultural education department with a program for specific preparation…

This special theme issue includes: "How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage?" (Camp); "A Student's Perspective" (Swafford); "Recruitment" (Dyer, Andreasen); "Top 10 Reasons to Become an Agriculture Teacher and FFA Advisor" (Bembardt, McMaben); "Supply and Demand of Agriculture Teachers since 1965"…

A study examined the relationship between student behavioral problems and job satisfaction among vocational agriculture teachers. Data were collected in accordance with a three-block, temporally ordered causal model. The first part of the survey instrument sought data pertaining to teacher and school background variables, the second part consisted…

A modified Delphi technique elicited opinions from 8 teachers, 12 teacher educators, 4 state supervisors, and 6 business/industry representatives. The 24 responses showed that microcomputers are used to teach agriculture and the uses of electronic technology and to manage instruction. Access to hardware, software, and instructional materials is a…

A study was conducted to identify the greatest individuals and events in the history of the profession of agriculture education. A panel of members of the profession was used to generate the lists. Individuals included Ralph Bender and Clarence Bundy. Events included the Smith-Hughes Act and the establishment of Future Farmers of America. (CT)

The purpose of this study was to provide information on the supply and demand for teachers of agricultural education, specifically to report the study as a model for other vocational education service areas. The supply survey was sent to agricultural teacher educators, and the demand survey to state supervisors of agricultural education. (JOW)

A census of the field of public school agricultural education was conducted to characterize the supply and demand for teachers of agricultural education in 1996-1998 nationally, regionally, and by state. Data were collected through surveys mailed to the head teacher educators in each agricultural education department with a program for specific…

The question of how agricultural education students and faculty define and hope to foster student success was studied at a large southeastern land-grant university with a college of agriculture that included 1,497 students and 193 faculty. The study questions were explored in 2 focus groups containing a total of 7 faculty members and 8 focus…

A Delphi panel of 40 agricultural educators unanimously agreed that supervised agricultural experience should remain an integral component of the curriculum; a name change is not currently warranted. Categories recommended were agribusiness entrepreneurship, placement, production, research, directed school lab, communications, exploration, and…

Includes "Professional Propagation" (Camp); "Managing Human Resources with Local Program Success (LPS)" (Daley); "Profit Sharing with LPS" (Moses); "Partners for Success" (Mecey- Smith); "Achieving LPS by Collaborating with Partners, Allies and Volunteers" (Oglesby); LPS...Just What Agricultural…