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Webster, Nicole; Smith, Maurice – Journal of Extension, 2018
Extension educators often seek new strategies for engaging minority youths in 4-H programs, especially young Black males. These strategies require programming developed in response to the context of this population. We offer insights into the social context of Black males and offer suggestions that will help educators develop identity and…
Descriptors: African Americans, Males, Youth Programs, Extension Education
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Bruce, Jacklyn; McKee, Katherine; Morgan-Fleming, Joy; Warner, Wendy – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2019
Transformative leaders are committed to values and outcomes that serve the long-term interests of society (Caldwell, Dixon, Floyd, Chaudoin, Post, & Cheokas, 2012). The Oaks Leadership Scholars Program is rooted in the premise that the transformation of self, required to become a transformative leader, can be supported through development of…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Leadership Training, Communities of Practice, Undergraduate Students
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Tummons, John D.; Simonsen, Jon C.; Martin, Michael J. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2017
Early agricultural education included youth judging activities, in which farm boys matched skills with students from neighboring schools. In 1925, students competed in a National Dairy Judging Contest in Indianapolis held specifically for vocational students. Based on the success of this contest, the Federal Board for Vocational Education…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agribusiness, Industry, Vocational Education
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Gharis, Laurie W.; Hightower, Mary F. – Journal of Extension, 2017
Today's Extension professionals are tasked with more work and fewer resources. Integrating social media campaigns into outreach efforts can be an efficient way to meet work demands. If resources go toward social media, a practical method for collecting metrics is needed. Collecting metrics adds one more task to the workloads of Extension…
Descriptors: Social Media, Data Collection, Extension Education, Outreach Programs
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Maddy, Bruce; Gerber, Corey K.; Hillger, David – Journal of Extension, 2015
Extension personnel, agricultural companies, and contract researchers invest a great deal of resources through time, money, and manpower to educate crop consultants, producers, students, and new employees. Creating an in-field, real world, and hands-on learning environment affords an opportunity to engage individuals to learn in ways that cannot…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Demonstrations (Educational), Field Instruction, Program Development
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Green, Stephen – Journal of Extension, 2012
Extension Online is an Internet-based online course platform that enables the Texas AgriLife Extension Service's Family Development and Resource Management (FDRM) unit to reach tens of thousands of users across the U.S. annually with research-based information. This article introduces readers to Extension Online by describing the history of its…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Online Courses, Internet, Program Development
Walsh, Michael – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1992
Describes the vicissitudes experienced by a small rural high school agriculture program in northern Illinois in setting up an aquaculture system. (SK)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Equipment, High Schools, Program Development
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Trauger, Amy; Sachs, Carolyn; Barbercheck, Mary; Kiernan, Nancy Ellen; Brasier, Kathy; Findeis, Jill – Journal of Rural Studies, 2008
Women farmers are underserved in agricultural education and technical assistance. Long held social constructions of farming women as "farmwives" and in some cases "the bookkeepers" rather than farmers or decision-makers influence the direction of most educational programming delivered through extension programs in land-grant…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, Females, Focus Groups, Agricultural Education
Perry, Sarah – Vocational Education Journal, 1989
The author describes how one teacher started a vocational agriculture program at a small high school and developed it into an agricultural institute featuring a money-making 11-acre farm. She discusses how he raised the necessary start-up funds and how the institute has helped unify the school. (CH)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning, Grants
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Hobbs, Mary Kay – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1980
The author draws upon her field observations in China during 1976 to describe how the People's Republic is trying to provide a broader base for popular participation in development. Discusses the changing nature of schooling, the importance placed on learning, and specific examples of changes in education. (CT)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Dropouts, Educational Innovation, Nonformal Education
Malmfors, Birgitta; Nilsson, Kjell-Arne – 1993
In Sweden, higher education in agriculture is provided exclusively by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. The 130 students admitted to the Master of Science program in agriculture annually may choose to specialize in one of six specialty areas (plant science, animal science, food science, biotechnology, economics, and engineering),…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
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Cluck, Janice; And Others – Workplace Education, 1986
Several innovative mini-grant projects in sex fairness in Illinois are detailed. They include teaching eighth-grade students about nontraditional career roles; recruitment of female minority students to agricultural programs; and the organization, development, and presentation of a panel discussion that will inform counselors, educators, and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Choice, Females, Innovation
Malpiedi, Barbara J. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1988
The author states that Future Farmers of America programs are useful for promoting the accomplishments of students and providing a public relations boost for the agriculture program. She describes the Building Our American Communities Program, from needs assessment through recognition. (CH)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Program Development, Public Relations, Recognition (Achievement)
Warmbrod, J. Robert – Vocational Education Journal, 1985
Describes the work of the National Council for Vocational and Technical Education in Agriculture--a national partnership organized to foster creative and innovative leadership for improving and developing agricultural education as part of public education. Examines the major issues that the council is currently addressing. (CT)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Employment Projections, Leadership
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Kaufman, Eric K.; Carter, Hannah S. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2005
Agricultural leadership programs have been widely supported by both the public and private sector and have been praised for the "networking" they provide. However, is there any community benefit? Could these programs be doing more? This paper provides some insight into these issues by looking at contributions of the related research.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Leadership Training, Program Effectiveness, Social Capital
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