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The Potential Role of Agriculture in Science Teaching.
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Dreyfus, Amos – Research in Rural Education, 1986
The educational potential of agriculture stems from the diversity and tangibility of its components. As a science based human activity, it may provide the educator with a unique combination of educational opportunities in a context which is authentic and accessible to the pupil and to the teacher. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning
Agricultural Education: A Look at the Profession. Proceedings of the Annual National Agricultural Education Research Meeting (10th, Anaheim, California, December 2, 1983).
American Vocational Association, Arlington, VA. Agricultural Education Div. – 1983
These proceedings contain the agenda, discussants' reports, and 30 papers from the 1983 National Agricultural Education Research Meeting. A discussant's report precedes each group of three papers on one theme and critiques the strengths and weaknesses of the research reported. The 10 themes and representative topics of papers are adult education…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Vocational Education, Agricultural Education, Educational Research
Use of Soil Survey Reports by Secondary School Educators in Indiana.
Van Meter, Donald E.; Santucci, Georgette – Journal of Agronomic Education (JAE), 1990
Reported are the results of a survey of awareness, use, and attitude of Indiana secondary school agriculture and social science educators toward soil survey reports. An analysis by teaching discipline and geographic location is presented. (CW)
Descriptors: Agronomy, Instructional Materials, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Strategies for Success in Academe.
Logan, Terry J. – Journal of Agronomic Education (JAE), 1989
This article details some of the changes that have occurred in U.S. land-grant universities and colleges of agriculture, and the resulting issues and challenges facing faculty. Strategies for addressing these challenges are proposed. (Author/CW)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agronomy, College Faculty, College Science
Student Attitudes toward Professors and Teaching Assistants.
Miles, R. J.; Helsel, Diana G. – Journal of Agronomic Education (JAE), 1989
Presented are the results of a survey of several classes in a college of agriculture to determine whether students had different attitudes about being taught by professors vs. teaching assistants. Data indicated that professionalism and course content are the most important variables to students. (CW)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Attitude Measures, College Faculty, College Science
Research: Accomplishments, Opportunities, Challenges. Proceedings of the Annual National Agricultural Education Research Conference (28th, New Orleans, LA, December 12, 2001).
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Kotrlik, Joe W., Ed.; Burnett, Michael F., Ed. – 2001
This document contains 48 papers from a conference on agricultural education research. The following papers are among those included: "Analysis of the Relationships between Computer Experiences, Self-Efficacy, and Knowledge of Undergraduate Students Entering a Land-Grant College of Agriculture" (Donald M. Johnson, Melissa L. Lester,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Biotechnology
FORBEEF: A Forage-Livestock System Computer Model Used as a Teaching Aid for Decision Making.
Stringer, W. C.; And Others – Journal of Agronomic Education, 1987
Describes the development of a computer simulation model of forage-beef production systems, which is intended to incorporate soil, forage, and animal decisions into an enterprise scenario. Produces a summary of forage production and livestock needs. Cites positive assessment of the program's value by participants in inservice training workshops.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Agronomy, College Science