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Download full textMouser, David M.; Sheng, Zhaohui; Thoron, Andrew C.; Baker, Andy; Bacon, Kevin J. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2017
Agricultural education is defined by a best practice three-component model of instruction that includes a classroom experience, leadership development and FFA involvement, and an experience-based activity through a Supervised Agricultural Experience program (SAE). Based on program of activities award criteria, each year state FFA associations…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, High School Students, Agricultural Education, Best Practices
Rubenstein, Eric D.; Thoron, Andrew C. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2015
SAE programs were designed as an integral component in SBAE. However, participation has continued to decline. This qualitative study examined exemplary SAE programs in rural SBAE to discover factors that were working in SAE development and implementation. Through focus groups, individual and informal interviews, and observations, two themes that…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Rural Education, Program Development, Program Implementation
Direct linkThoron, Andrew C.; Myers, Brian E.; Abrams, Katie – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2011
The agricultural education profession has established that agriculture can be taught as an integrated science and teachers are receptive to highlighting the science in agriculture. However, there is a lack of consensus and possibly even confusion on the understanding of the term "inquiry" in agricultural education. This study used focus groups to…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Agricultural Education, Inquiry, Teaching Methods
Sapp, Sarah B.; Thoron, Andrew C. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the type of training module on argumentation skill, student content knowledge achievement, and performance in an agricultural sales practicum completed by secondary school agriculture students. Current research has concluded that most students do not possess the academic or transferable…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Persuasive Discourse, Skill Development, Knowledge Level
Myers, Brian E.; Thoron, Andrew C.; Thompson, Gregory W. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine perceptions of participants in the 2007 National Agriscience Teacher Ambassador Academy (NATAA) toward integrating science into the agricultural education curriculum. NATAA participants felt that students are more motivated to learn, better prepared in science, provided more opportunities to solve…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Integrated Curriculum, Teacher Attitudes, Barriers
Thoron, Andrew C.; Burleson, Sarah E. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2014
United States science scores have remained stable over the past 12 years, and as a result secondary school students have been deemed less proficient than international peers. Additionally, there has been increased pressure for accountability from both teachers and students. This highly competitive performance-based classroom environment has…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Student Attitudes, Active Learning, Inquiry
