The Journal of Agricultural Education (JAE) requires authors to follow the guidelines stated in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association [APA] (2009) in preparing research manuscripts, and to utilize accepted research and statistical methods in conducting quantitative research studies. The APA recommends the reporting of…

This study determined whether enrollment in agriscience education was related to high school students' science achievement. The results of the mandatory high school graduate exit exams were used to measure science achievement. All test scores from non-special education students were utilized for the study. The comparison of the science achievement…

This study was designed to determine agriscience teachers' adoption of technology for use in instruction and to determine if their technology adoption and perceived barriers to technology adoption had changed since the 2002 benchmark study. This study was part of a larger study of technology adoption by secondary career and technical education…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the developmental experiences of high-school-aged 4-H youth volunteering as counselors at Louisiana 4-H summer camps. A total of 288 counselors from 10 different camping sessions participated in the study. The Youth Experiences Survey 2.0 and the Developmental Experience Survey measured the personal…

This study compared perceptions of personal and leadership life skills development of high school 4-H leadership activity participants by whether they participated in the 4-H Junior Leader Club (JLC) and/or the CHARACTER COUNTS! (CC) peer teaching program. The target population was all high school students who participated in either the CC or JLC…

Responses from 115 of 203 Louisiana secondary agriscience teachers identified the level of technology integration in their programs. They were most active in exploring its potential for teaching/learning and adopting for instruction; less active in experimentation and advanced integration. Level of technological anxiety and perceptions of barriers…

Factors influencing the research productivity of full-time agriculture professors (n=114) included the following: number of doctoral students advised to completion, self-perceptions of research confidence, and number of graduate assistant hours allocated. Not influential were percent of time on research, salary, age, gender, rank, or years in…

Responses from 131 of 243 Louisiana secondary agriscience teachers showed they value information technology but have inadequate knowledge and skills, especially in newer technologies. Available university training is either not used or inadequate. More are using self-directed learning methods. Most do not have access to multimedia and other…

Computer anxiety levels of vocational agriculture and other vocational teachers were measured using Oetting's Computer Anxiety Scale. Responses from 294 teachers (80 percent) revealed no differences between agricultural and other vocational teachers, higher anxiety among females, and five explanatory variables: computer skill level, principal's…

College juniors and seniors in agriculture provided 161 usable responses (of 246) indicating that they perceived the general education core curriculum relevant to their career goals; they preferred a core curriculum with broad scope and flexibility. There were some differences by specific curriculum group. (SK)

A survey of extension agents and their spouses (n=127, 83 percent) found that the strongest predictor of job satisfaction was spousal satisfaction. Four-H agents had lower job satisfaction, related to long, irregular working hours. Agents had low extrinsic satisfaction related to recognition, salary, policies, and decision-making power. Spouses…