Instructional planning is a curricular topic in teacher preparation programs, but limited research in agricultural education has been conducted in this area. The purpose of this study was to examine aspects of the instructional planning process that are taught to agricultural education preservice teachers. Survey research and content analysis of…

A survey of research capacity received responses from 73 agricultural educators in North Central Region land-grant universities; 68.5% had 12-month appointments; 52% of their time involved teaching; there was wide variation in grant funding, graduate degrees awarded, research publications, research planning, and disciplinary skills. Ways to…

The research capacity of agricultural education was studied from the perspective of individual institutions and the profession through data collected from agricultural education faculty, primarily department administrators, representing 12 land grant institutions. Respondents were asked to provide information regarding faculty, graduate students,…

As part of a study of the research capacity of agricultural education, this study was conducted to identify factors that characterize research in the field and researchers in agricultural education. Faculty from 12 land grant institutions represented on the NCA-24 Committee on Research in Agricultural Education provided data for the study.…