The following papers are included in this conference report: "Generative Themes for Research in Agricultural Education," (Copa); "Factors Associated with Participation of Iowa Young Farmers in Agricultural Extension Programs" (Martin, Omer); "Personality Characteristics of Groups of Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education" (Petrick, Thompson); "Professional Activities and Needs of Extension Educators as Perceived by Extension Educators in Academic Departments: A National Study" (Van Tilburg, Poling); "An Analysis of the Opinions of Secondary School Principals of Schools that Have Either Dropped, Added, or Maintained Secondary Agricultural Programs in Michigan from 1982 to 1986" (Bobbitt); "Assessment of the Effectiveness of Recruitment Strategies Designed To Attract High-Ability Nontraditional Students to the College of Agriculture" (Boone, Newcomb, Reisch, Warmbrod); "Perceptions of Selected Policy Makers toward Agriculture" (Schumacher, Kahler); "Priorities of Beginning Teachers of Agriculture in Missouri" (Johnson, Linhardt, Stewart); "Perception of Secondary Teachers Concerning Public Schools in Rural Communities" (McCracken, Miller); "Vocational Agriculture Teacher Personality and Effective Teaching: Is There a Relationship?" (McClain, Horner); "Effect of Attendance at a Joint Vocational School on Motivation toward School of Vocational Agriculture Students" (Hedges, Van Tilburg, Newman); "Integrating Biological Principles with Secondary Agriculture Instruction" (Roegge, Russell); "Educational Needs of Urban Agribusiness Employees" (Harbstreit, Stewart, Birkenholz); "Factors Influencing the Occurrence of Adult Agricultural Education Programs" (Christmas, Warmbrod); "Improvements Needed in Young Farmer and Young Farm Wives Organizations: Members Perceptions" (Miller); "Leadership Ability of Young Rural Adults in North Dakota" (Luft); "Relationship of Marketing Activities and Promotional Methods Used with County 4-H Club Membership in New Jersey and Ohio" (Diem, Miller); "Instructional Program, SOEP, and FFA Quality and Factors Related to Quality" (Straquadine); "Assessing the Educational Training Needs of Volunteer 4-H Leaders in Indiana" (Peters, Lowry); and "Relationship between Performance on the Vocational Agriculture Achievement Test and Selected Characteristics of Farm Management Graduates in Ohio" (Sommers, Barrick). Each group of three papers is followed by a critique. (MN)