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Texas Governor's Office of Migrant Affairs, Austin. – 1976
A comprehensive study of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Texas was conducted to provide an accurate estimate of this farmworker population, to obtain data about their demographic characteristics, and to determine the extent of use of social service agencies, especially those delivering services under the Comprehensive Employment and Training…
Descriptors: Age, Agricultural Laborers, Demography, Ethnic Groups
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Slesinger, Doris P. – 1979
A survey of Wisconsin's migrant workers was conducted to obtain demographic information, to determine unmet health care needs, and to make recommendations for migrant health services based on those needs. A stratified random sample of 408 workers was selected, representing about 10% of the migrant workers in Wisconsin in the 1978 season; 262 of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Alcoholism, Demography, Employment Statistics
Slesinger, Doris P.; Cautley, Eleanor – 1988
This research project estimated migrant and seasonal agricultural workers in four Midwestern States in 1988, using the Public Health Service's definitions of such workers. Researchers collected federal agricultural data and state reports on migrant education programs and crop patterns, and considered other potential data sources. Numerous…
Descriptors: Dependents, Employment Patterns, Hispanic Americans, Maps
California State Dept. of Employment Development, Sacramento. – 1992
This report examines conditions in the California nursery industry and develops a comprehensive baseline of labor force requirements and practices. A telephone survey was conducted with 167 randomly selected nurseries in a 10-county area. Additionally, 455 workers and 85 employers participated in on-site interviews. Workers were classified as…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Demography, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1913
Interest in agricultural education continues to increase. The attempt to teach agriculture is no longer confined to the agricultural college and special agricultural school. Methods of teaching the most important facts and the elementary principles of agriculture are discussed in the meetings of most of our educational associations. There is a…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Teaching Methods, Secondary Schools, Agriculture
Pezzoli, Jean A. – 1998
In order to assess the needs of agriculture (AG) education and ascertain the potential employment demand for pre-service and in-service training in agriculture over the next 5 years, Maui Community College (MCC) sent questionnaires to Molokai community businesses, inquiring about their agricultural labor demand. In December 1997, 68 questionnaires…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Personnel, Agricultural Trends