ERIC Number: EJ1463045
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-0541
EISSN: EISSN-2162-5212
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Global Citizenship: Change in Agricultural Teacher Candidates from a High Impact Experience
Journal of Agricultural Education, v66 n1 Article 32 2025
Global citizenship is critical to the development of a globally ready 21st century workforce in food, fiber, and natural resources. The global citizenship model utilized in this study includes domains of social responsibility, global competency and global civic engagement. The knowledge, skills, and dispositions of educators are critical factors to the advancement and development of global citizenship in students. Two cohorts of pre-service agricultural teacher candidates occurring in two different programming years from two different agricultural teacher education institutions from different parts of the US were presented the opportunity to participate in a high impact experience through a program lasting a full academic year. We utilized an accepted Global Citizenship Scale modified for the agricultural context and collected data in a pre-post format. Both cohorts of pre-service agricultural teacher candidates increased their global citizenship overall and across all three domains from pre to post assessment after completing the program. Recommendations include continuing and expanding domestic global learning opportunities for teachers to gain necessary global knowledge and skills and further research on differences in gains from domestic to international experiences.
Descriptors: Global Approach, Agricultural Education, Undergraduate Students, Foods Instruction, Agriculture Teachers, International Cooperation, Social Responsibility, Citizen Participation, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Learner Engagement, Learning Experience, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Student Development, Skill Development
American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania; Idaho
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