ERIC Number: EJ1345606
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1042-0541
EISSN: EISSN-2162-5212
Openness and Preparedness of Senior FFA Members toward Technology in Agriculture
Stephen M. McBride; B. Allen Talbert
Journal of Agricultural Education, v63 n1 p98-114 2022
School-Based Agricultural Education provides students the opportunity to engage with new and emerging agricultural technologies. Employers value employability skills such as openness, preparedness, and adaptability. However, the Agricultural Education literature is limited on the preparation of students in these skills. We conducted a descriptive study to explore how open and prepared 2020-2021 high school senior members of the National FFA Organization were for 10 selected new and emerging Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) technologies. Additionally, the study evaluated the methods through which members learned about technology. An overview of students' contact with the 10 selected technologies and their experiences using these technologies contributes to an understanding of methods used in the classroom and how adaptable students may be for emerging technologies in the future. The study occurred in fall 2020 with 1,528 respondents completing the online survey. Almost all respondents reported personal access to a smart phone and computer at home with internet access. Respondents reported use or contact with the 10 selected technologies with that contact most often being in the agriculture classroom/laboratory. Respondents reported self-perceived very strong adaptability, high openness, and average preparedness. This could imply study respondents are open to new and emerging AFNR technologies but not prepared.
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, High School Seniors, Youth Programs, Food, Natural Resources, Technology Integration, Technological Literacy, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Job Skills, Student Characteristics, Grade 12
American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 12
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indiana
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