ERIC Number: EJ1122280
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-0541
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Why Agricultural Educators Remain in the Classroom
Crutchfield, Nina; Ritz, Rudy; Burris, Scott
Journal of Agricultural Education, v54 n2 p1-14 2013
The purpose of this study was to identify and describe factors that are related to agricultural educator career retention and to explore the relationships between work engagement, work-life balance, occupational commitment, and personal and career factors as related to the decision to remain in the teaching profession. The target population for this study was defined as experienced agricultural educators who had completed a minimum of four years of teaching experience, who were currently employed in a secondary agricultural education classroom for the 2009-2010 school calendar. The accessible population consisted of those experienced agricultural educators in the southern region of the United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The study sought responses from a stratified random sample of those teachers to ensure geographical and gender representation equivalent that of the target population. This study employed descriptive-correlational research procedures. The instrument was constructed utilizing portions of four studies to measure the variables of interest. A linear regression analysis revealed a 25% variance in occupational commitment attributed to work-life balance and work engagement combined.
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Teacher Persistence, Family Work Relationship, Careers, Decision Making, Secondary School Teachers, Geographic Location, Gender Differences, Correlation, Teacher Participation, Questionnaires, Teacher Attitudes, Likert Scales
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: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alabama; Arkansas; Florida; Georgia; Louisiana; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee
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