ERIC Number: EJ1398910
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-0541
EISSN: EISSN-2162-5212
Virtual Mentoring in Agricultural Education: Describing Digital Literacy, Technology Self-Efficacy, and Attitudes toward Technology of Secondary Agricultural Educators
Tiffany Morey; Daniel Foster; John Ewing
Journal of Agricultural Education, v64 n1 p12-27 2023
Digital literacy, technology self-efficacy, and attitude toward technology play an impactful role in the life of teachers. Proficiency in digital literacy and technology self-efficacy, along with a positive attitude toward technology, can predict and shape an educator's capacity to implement best practices for teaching and learning with technology. This study examined the effects of participation in a virtual mentoring program on the digital literacy, technology self-efficacy, and attitude toward technology of secondary agriculture teachers. We found secondary agriculture teachers who had participated in a virtual mentoring program exhibited higher overall digital literacy levels and technology self-efficacy levels than those secondary agriculture teachers who had not participated in a virtual mentoring program. Pragmatic implications include a defined opportunity for agricultural education leaders to develop appropriate and beneficial tools and materials to assist in-service agriculture teachers in developing digital literacy skills, technology self-efficacy skills, and a positive attitude toward technology. Recommendations for future research include examining different means of establishing virtual mentoring relationships between secondary agriculture teachers and exploring virtual professional development opportunities designed to help educators develop digital literacy, technology self-efficacy, and a positive attitude toward technology.
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Mentors, Agricultural Education, Digital Literacy, Self Efficacy, Technological Literacy, Teacher Attitudes, Secondary School Teachers, Agriculture Teachers, Positive Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Faculty Development, Skill Development
American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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