The duty areas of agriculture/agribusiness task statements identified in an Ohio study can be an asset in the development of updated courses of study relevant to secondary-level students' needs. Teachers of vocational agriculture can use these common core tasks as a curriculum-discussion base with the local advisory committee. (Author/AJ)

This skills inventory for agricultural occupations was developed by a technical committee in Montana to assist in the development of model curricula and to address state labor market needs. The committee included employers from the forestry industry, members from trade and professional associations, and educators. The validated task list and…

This guide contains eight learning modules which are designed as samples which fuse the career development concepts, subject matter, and occupational information into learning activities using occupations as the nucleus. There is one module for each of the eight occupational areas: agricultural equipment and mechanics, agricultural products (food…

This guide is intended to be used as a model to develop Career Education Experiences in a classroom program. It includes eight sample learning modules for the primary grade level (K-3) and another eight for the intermediate grade level (4-6). Each module has three basic parts: instructional information, instructional activities, and culmination or…

To facilitate curriculum improvement and career counseling in the field of agriculture, a survey was conducted to determine the marketability, or job placement, of the 1977 agriculture graduates from both two-year and four-year colleges in Illinois. A questionnaire was sent to the 1,832 graduates and was returned by 665. In response to a separate…

This book is a collection of more than 80 instructional units designed to help educators develop, modify, and expand their agricultural education curriculum in middle school, junior high, and high school. These units, developed and field tested by Wisconsin agriculture educators, expand upon the curriculum model presented in the Wisconsin…

One of 11 guides intended for use at the junior high school level of career exploration, the primary focus of the teacher's guide is on activities exploring the cluster area of agribusiness. The document is organized into five units: (1) occupations in agribusiness, (2) definition of the agribusiness cluster, (3) an overview of the cluster and an…