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Martin, Michael J.; Kitchel, Tracy J. – Journal of Research in Technical Careers, 2020
Agricultural education programs are experiencing pressure to change from a variety of educational and societal influences. This pressure is not new to agricultural education programs. The evolution of vocational agriculture from 1945 to 1963 provides a historical example of vocational education change as a result of social influences. Rural…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Educational Change
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Quinnell, Rosanne; May, Elizabeth; Peat, Mary – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
We surveyed first year students at the start and at the end of their first semester of university biology (n = 285) as to their approaches to study ("surface", "deep") and their conceptions of biology ("fragmented", "cohesive"). Hierarchical cluster analysis was used to group students who responded similarly…
Descriptors: Profiles, Curriculum Development, Biology, Learning Strategies
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Davies, Lynn – Comparative Education, 2011
This paper examines capacity development in education in fragile contexts. This is a current concern for donors and development partners, but there has been little work on the nexus between capacity, education and fragility. The paper examines the concept of fragility and the particular problems in education associated with fragile contexts. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Governance, Cheating, Deception