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Elizabeth Simmermeyer; Gregory S. Fraley; Sarah E. LaRose; Elizabeth L. Karcher – NACTA Journal, 2023
Teachers may be hesitant to implement STEM-based agriculture programs due to their perceived low self-efficacy in the subject area. More deliberate professional development resources for educators can be refined by understanding how their beliefs impact students' learning and interest. The objective of this study was to determine how teachers'…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, STEM Education, Agricultural Education, Self Efficacy
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Dolby, Nadine – Journal of College and Character, 2017
Faculty and staff are rightly concerned with the moral and ethical dimensions of human relationships on campus. Yet, they rarely discuss the animals with whom they share their campuses and larger world. In this article, the author reflects on her experience on an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee to raise questions about animals in…
Descriptors: Animals, Research, Higher Education, College Faculty
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Dolby, Nadine; Litster, Annette – Teaching in Higher Education, 2015
A new emphasis on "non-technical competence" in veterinary medical education has drawn attention to the reality that veterinarians are not solely technicians, but instead take on a wide variety of roles in their daily practice. This article discusses one largely overlooked role that veterinarians engage in on a regular basis--that of…
Descriptors: Veterinary Medical Education, Professional Identity, Expertise, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Ramsey, Paul J. – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2014
This article examines the westward imposition of specific kinds of land use by focusing on the Harmony Society's transformation of Posey County, Indiana. The German pietistic society carried their vision of proper land use from Europe to Pennsylvania and, in 1814, to what was then considered the West: Indiana Territory. During their decade in…
Descriptors: Land Use, Natural Resources, Environment, Environmental Education
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Lancaster, Kendra; Knobloch, Neil; Jones, Amy; Brady, Colleen – Journal of Extension, 2013
The explorative study reported here describes youth participants in three animal science-related career development events from 2010. Variables included students' self-efficacy, task value motivation, career interests, and to what extent they utilized resources in preparation. It was concluded that all three groups were self-efficacious,…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Animals, Career Development, Animal Husbandry
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Kwaw-Mensah, David; Martin, Robert A. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions that extension educators in the North Central region of the United States hold regarding selected educational strategies pertaining to livestock waste management education. Livestock waste management education has been recognized as one of extension's major initiatives in the…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Extension Agents, Extension Education, Sanitation
Morse, Erskine V.; Lisack, J.P. – 1968
The need for technicians and attendants in veterinary medicine was examined to determine the necessity of implementing training programs. Returns from 215 licensed veterinarians were obtained from the 692 surveyed. Some findings were: (1) The largest number of job vacancies were reported for animal technician graduates at the associate degree…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Animal Husbandry, Educational Needs, Postsecondary Education
Gliem, Joe A., Ed. – 2001
This document contains the following papers: "Cognitive Abilities of Oak Harbor High School Agricultural Education Students" (Mark F. Starkey, Jamie Cano); "Development and Evaluation of Hands-on Learning Activities in Indiana High School Animal Science Classes" (Kendra Koster, Mark A. Balschweid); "Teaching Biology Using…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Animal Husbandry
Purdue Univ., Lafayette, IN. School of Agriculture. – 1978
This common core curriculum guide for agribusiness presents material for eight units of instruction. Following the objectives of the guide and a description of the curriculum materials, lessons are provided in the following subject areas: (1) orientation, (2) leadership, (3) careers, (4) supervised occupational education, (5) mechanics, (6) animal…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Occupations