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Download full textByrd, J. Rick; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the dairy farmer is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed and are essential for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Skills, Dairy Farmers
Waddy, Paul H.; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the park worker is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed and are essential for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Grounds Keepers, Job Analysis, Job Skills
Cooke, Fred C.; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the animal health assistant is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed and are…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Animal Caretakers, Job Analysis, Job Skills
Amberson, Max L.; And Others – 1975
The report provides essential information for curriculum development relevant to manpower demands for agricultural production and agribusiness in Montana. It focuses on an analysis of 3,500 competency statements to determine the existence of duplication, commonalities, and uniqueness among 76 identified job titles derived from six Agricultural…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills
Mannebach, Alfred J.; Lownds, Barbara V. – 1975
The publication is a report of phase 2 of a two-phase project to determine the employment opportunities and community resources in vocational agriculture in Connecticut. The study was designed to enumerate job possibilities, to inform farmers and agricultural firm operators of the vocational agriculture program, and to identify the community…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Community Resources, Data Analysis
Stine, Victor L. – 1969
Focused on the agri-business manager, the objective of this study was to identify and classify the activities, competencies and characteristics of a selected group of such managers with a view toward the development of suitable training curricula. Three questionnaires were developed and applied to the manager himself, his superior, and a randomly…
Descriptors: Ability, Administrators, Business Skills, Doctoral Dissertations
Cunningham, Clarence J. – 1968
The Ohio Extension Service conducted "in-depth" schools on Dairy Genetics and Reproduction, Beef Cattle, Capital Management, and Fertilizer and Lime at area centers in Wooster, Defiance and Fremont, Washington Court House, and McConnellsville. Two thirds of the instructional staff were area agents; others were specialists, resident…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Age Groups, Farm Management, Farmers
Minnesota Governor's Interracial Commission, St. Paul. – 1953
This extensive revision of a 1948 report notes the gradual assimilation of Mexicans into Minnesota's population. There are chapters on the employment of Texas Mexicans and Mexican nationals in agriculture and urban industries, on housing and family life, and health, delinquency, and welfare dependency. One chapter is devoted to education, another…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Occupations, Citizenship
Nolan, Michael F.; Heffernan, William D. – 1974
The paper traces the legislative history and philosophical assumptions of the Rural Development Act of 1972, one of the most important pieces of rural development legislation to be enacted. This paper examines Title I of the Act, which transformed and amended the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 to encompass more rural…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Community Development, Employed Women, Employment Potential
Fritsch, C. F.; Lorenz, L. R. – 1973
Because of the increasing interrelationships in the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products, many persons require competencies gained through instructional programs of vocational agriculture. While it is not difficult to estimate the potential training requirements in the production sector alone, identification of…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Educational Needs
Bohning, Kermit B.; Stitt, Thomas R. – 1973
The lesson plans were designed to provide the practicing applied biological and agricultural occupations teacher with a series of units setting down a basic foundation in Environmental Education. Nine lesson plans cover (1) ecosystems and agriculture, (2) biotic communities and food chains, (3) energy and nutrient flow, (4) land use and supply,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Courses, Curriculum Guides
Thomas, Hollie B.; And Others – 1973
A workshop of interested science teachers from the metropolitan area of Illinois sought to increase their awareness of the career opportunities for their students in the biological and agricultural occupations that exist locally. The main purpose of the project was to establish programs in the metropolitan areas designed to match the interests of…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Improvement Programs, Inservice Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. U.S. Training and Employment Service. – 1955
The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Cutting Scores, Evaluation Criteria
Kligman, Atara – 1972
Conducted in the hilly region of Israel in 1969, the purpose of this study was to examine the tendency to choose an industrial occupation among the sons of farmers through 3 viewpoints--the influence of the educational process and atmosphere; the social connotations, the status and prestige, of particular occupations; and the personal knowledge…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agriculture, Communication (Thought Transfer), Evaluation
Hampson, Michael N.; McCracken, J. David – 1976
A study was conducted to identify the skills which are performed and essential for success in seven animal production and management (small animal care) occupations: animal health assistant, laboratory animal assistant, kennel worker, dog groomer, pet shop worker, stable worker, and zoo keeper. Specific objectives were (1) to develop and validate…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Animal Caretakers, Animal Husbandry
