The study was carried out to evaluate influence of participation of in and out of school youth in decision-making on showcasing success stories by young agri-preneurs for motivation of adolescents in rural areas to implement agricultural programmes for self-reliance. The first objective evaluated influence of the level of exposure to showcasing…

Discussions on how to conserve and provide enough water has become one of the most highly debated issues in modern society. Although many Extension efforts have engaged the public in understanding behavior and attitudes toward water conservation, limited research has focused on understanding how agriculturalists respond to water conservation…

The study discussed in this article examined the extent to which fathers were aware of unsafe farm behaviors engaged in by their youth. Fathers and youth provided information about the youth's behaviors on the farm, particularly related to tractors/large equipment. Fathers indicated whether they were familiar with the North American Guidelines for…

The average age of farmers and ranchers is rising and each year, there are fewer young and beginning farmers and ranchers (YBFR). Therefore, it is critical that agricultural educators and programmers provide learning opportunities that develop the knowledge and competencies YBFR need to be successful. The purpose of this study was to develop a…

The over-arching premise of many concerning issues in secondary agricultural education may be directly related to levels of job satisfaction among teachers (Delnero & Weeks, 2000). The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that influenced the perceptions of job satisfaction/dissatisfaction among agricultural educators in Georgia.…

Many beginning farmers have little previous contact with Extension, yet they will comprise an important part of our future base of support. We present those educational activities directed toward beginning farmers that represent high impact, outcome-based Extension programming, given an educator's time limitations. This checklist of insights will…

It is well known that to a large extent, it is the young people of today who will determine the intellectual, economic, cultural, and spiritual face of rural Russia in the twenty-first century. Unless young people take part in the modernization of the economy and in its social development, the Russian countryside will not have a future. Among…

Previous scholarship on farm families emphasizes the importance of socializing children to become farmers. This study is the first to focus on the parental socialization factors that are associated with preadolescent children's attachment to, and plans to take over, the family farm. Forty-seven 7- to 12-year-old children and their farming parents…

ARTICLES FROM THE "AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION MAGAZINE," JULY 1959-AUGUST 1965, ARE ARRANGED BY TOPICS--(1) PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES, (2) NEEDS AND INTERESTS, (3) ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMS, (4) AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS, (5) MANAGEMENT, (6) PLANT SCIENCE, (7) METHODS AND MATERIALS, (8) YOUNG FARMER ASSOCIATION, AND (9) EVALUATION. THE…

Dairymen and 4-H'ers are learning together. The 4-H Dairy Genetics Project" was planned to give youth a genetics program and give the farmers a review of the true genetic makeup of their herds. (MR)

Topics covered in the 1975 Future Farmers of America (FFA) official manual are: a historical sketch of the organization, a description of the FFA organization, the national FFA center, national constitution and bylaws, the eight essentials of a good chapter, organizing a local chapter, chapter program activities, chapter meetings, parliamentary…