Agricultural education graduates' postsecondary educational attainment was investigated through a secondary analysis of data in the National Longitudinal Study, High School Class of 1971. Although participation in agricultural education had no substantive effect on postsecondary educational attainment, the effect of background variables should be…

The purpose of this study was to provide information on the supply and demand for teachers of agricultural education, specifically to report the study as a model for other vocational education service areas. The supply survey was sent to agricultural teacher educators, and the demand survey to state supervisors of agricultural education. (JOW)

The purpose of a study was to assess the effect of a lecture/discussion method that incorporated a microcomputer drill and practice program in teaching secondary agricultural students (n=360). It was concluded that teachers could effectively substitute microcomputer drill and practice for a portion of the traditional approach. (Author/JOW)

Towers' Intercultural Sensitivity Survey was completed by 210 family and consumer sciences teachers (65.6%) and 135 agriculture teachers (56.3%). Most teachers were at the acceptance stage of ethnorelativism, acknowledging and accepting cultural differences as they exist. Family and consumer teachers were at slightly higher levels. (SK)

This study examines agricultural teacher perceptions of the student misbehavior problems they face. Student attitudes rather then violence or drug use emerged as the most serious problem. The good news is that student misbehavior simply is not a major problem nationally in agricultural education. (Author)

Vocational agriculture program participants were interviewed to determine the importance of including instruction in values development for students. Data analysis revealed that enhancing values is an important part of vocational agriculture programs. Students generally rated the importance of each value category lower than teachers,…

Test results for 244 agricultural education students in High Schools that Work (HSTW) sites in North Carolina indicated that, compared to all students at HSTW sites and to college-prep students, they failed to meet HSTW goals in math, reading, and science but were making progress. Their math and science performance was higher than other vocational…

The "coin of the realm" in education today is student achievement, its measure, and its relationship to school accountability. An almost singular emphasis is placed on student achievement in "core" academic areas. The constructs of cognitive learning, student achievement, and instructional approach in agricultural education have been studied by…

Previous research identifying fundamental learning style characteristics among secondary home economics students is replicated and extended. This research focuses on vocational agriculture students. Confirmed by factor analysis are six factors characteristic of students' learning styles. Results suggest that these characteristics may be…

A study was conducted to determine the relationship between job satisfaction and performance of vocational agriculture teachers. The teachers were found to be moderately satisfied with their jobs and tended to be relatively more satisfied with intrinsic factors than extrinsic ones. (Author/CT)

Examines an experiment which compares the effects of two forms of laboratory teaching experience (reflective teaching and microteaching) on student teachers' views of themselves as teachers, attitudes toward teaching, perceptions of the role of teaching, attitudes toward the type of laboratory teaching experience engaged in, and teaching…

This investigation of professional education competencies in agricultural education revealed strong internal consistency among competencies clustered into seven areas important for performing work roles. Assessed was the extent to which these competencies were utilized by educators. The study also analyzed the importance and utilization of…

Results of this study show that (1) vocational agriculture teachers have positive attitudes toward the physically handicapped; (2) inservice education can significantly improve teacher attitudes and (3) effective inservice techniques include videotape presentations of handicapped persons and informal lectures. (SK)

A modified Delphi technique elicited opinions from 8 teachers, 12 teacher educators, 4 state supervisors, and 6 business/industry representatives. The 24 responses showed that microcomputers are used to teach agriculture and the uses of electronic technology and to manage instruction. Access to hardware, software, and instructional materials is a…

Investigated screening measures for predicting whether or not agricultural education students would teach. Suggests that it may be impractical to screen students into those likely to teach and those not likely to teach. (JOW)