A study was conducted to describe the current role of local agriculture supervisors in Ohio as perceived by vocational agriculture teachers and local and state agricultural education supervisors; and to describe the expected role of local agriculture supervisors in Ohio as perceived by the same groups. (CT)

This study found no significant change in the attitude of preservice agricultural teachers toward themselves as teachers or toward teaching vocational agriculture as a result of early field-based experience. The perceived quality of the field site did affect attitudes moderately, so site selection and preparation of cooperating teachers were…

This study analyzed the scores of the 585 state FFA (Future Farmers of America) degree applications in Ohio in 1982. The study identified sex, year in school, area of state, and program area of applicants; influence of the scoring areas of the application; and relationships among the scoring areas. (CT)

From the results of this study it can be concluded that teachers ranked the 12 inservice education topics differently on the basis of importance, knowledge, and application. (SSH)