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50 Years of ERIC
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The Role of Agricultural Educators in Competency Based Teacher Education
Newcomb, L. H. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1974
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness
Extent of Burnout among Teachers of Vocational Agriculture in Ohio.
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Newcomb, L. H.; And Others – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1987
A survey of 322 Ohio vocational agriculture teachers measured and analyzed teacher burnout, job satisfaction, and coping ability. The percentage of teachers in the high burnout category revealed a need for better support systems and education about coping. (CH)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Coping, Job Satisfaction, Secondary Education
The Effects of Task Instruction Sheets on the Performance of Eleventh Grade Students Studying Vocational Horticulture.
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Scanlon, Dennis C.; Newcomb, L. H. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1983
In recent years, managing a vocational laboratory has become an increasingly difficult and complex task facing many vocational educators. Specialized instructional areas, diverse groups of students, and extended laboratory time have caused educators to seek alternate ways of providing practical "hands-on" instruction when traditional supervised…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Competency Based Education, Grade 11, Horticulture
Performance Based Teacher Education: The Case Against Its Wholesale Use.
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Newcomb, L. H. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1983
Indicates that performance-based education (PBTE) falls short of its promises because of fundamental flaws. States that PBTE does not capture the complexity of teaching, is behavioristic, and lacks a research base. (JOW)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Postsecondary Education, Program Effectiveness
Leadership and Personal Development Abilities Possessed by High School Seniors Who Are Members in Superior and Non-Superior FFA Chapters, and by Seniors Who Were Never Enrolled in Vocational Agriculture.
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Ricketts, S. Clifton; Newcomb, L. H. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1984
A study of the leadership and personal development abilities of four groups of high school seniors, some of whom were members of Future Farmers of America (FFA) and some who were never enrolled in vocational agriculture, found that FFA involvement resulted in more leadership abilities. (JOW)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, High School Seniors, Individual Development, Leadership Qualities
Positions Held by Teachers, Teacher Educators, and State Supervisors about Selected National Issues in Agricultural Education.
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Sutphin, H. Dean; Newcomb, L. H. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1983
Opinions about nine issues were examined: agricultural education's purpose, desired clientele, content, supervised occupational experience (SOE) requirements, types of SOE for production and nonproduction agriculture, Future Farmers of America membership, class instruction in FFA, and title for agricultural programs. The extent of consensus on a…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agricultural Education, Course Content, Educational Objectives