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Myers, Brian E.; Washburn, Shannon G. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2008
The essential nature of public school student performance on standardized examinations is becoming increasingly apparent. As schools across the nation are examined more closely based on the science achievement of students, career and technical education programs will be expected to contribute to this effort. Through the lens of Ajzen and Madden's…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Agricultural Education, Vocational Education, Teacher Attitudes
Rocca, Steven J.; Washburn, Shannon G. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2008
This descriptive study examined the perceptions of career barriers and career support of preservice agriculture teachers and determined if gender differences existed. Data were collected from 215 preservice agriculture teachers using a survey instrument administered by teacher educators at 35 institutions across the nation. Results showed…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Gender Differences, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes
Warren, Chastity K.; Alston, Antoine J. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to gauge the perceptions of North Carolina secondary agricultural educators regarding the benefits and barriers to diversity inclusion in North Carolina secondary agricultural education programs. Additionally, the perceived solutions to increasing diversity inclusion in North Carolina secondary agricultural education…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Barriers, Student Diversity, Cultural Pluralism
Thompson, Gregory W.; Warnick, Brian K. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2007
Agriculture teachers and science teachers who taught in a high school with an agricultural education program were targeted for this study to determine and compare their perceptions of integrating science into agricultural education programs. The data indicate that while both groups have responded positively to the call to integrate science into…
Descriptors: State Standards, Agricultural Education, Science Teachers, Integrated Curriculum
Kitchel, Tracy; Torres, Robert M. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2007
One common thread throughout the research in agricultural education is that cooperating teachers have been identified as being important and influential to the student teachers' success. If the interaction between student teacher and cooperating teacher is important to the student teaching process, then the matching of a student teacher with a…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Student Teachers, Mentors, Agricultural Education
Roberts, T. Grady; Harlin, Julie F.; Briers, Gary E. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between teaching efficacy and personality type of agricultural science cooperating teachers. The target population was agricultural science teachers who served as cooperating teachers. A convenience sample of those teachers who attended an optional cooperating teacher meeting at…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Teacher Effectiveness, Personality, Science Teachers