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State Administrators' Perspectives on Environmental Factors Facing Cooperative Extension
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Jeremy Elliott-Engel; Donna M. Westfall-Rudd; Eric Kaufman; Megan M. Seibel; Rama Radhakrishna – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2024
Cooperative Extension is a complex organization with a mission to deliver research from the Land-Grant University to all U.S. communities. This qualitative Grounded Theory study investigated State Extension administrators' perspectives on the environmental factor changes facing the organization and their responses to inform the direction for…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, State Supervisors, Administrators, Extension Education
A National Review of State Standards Relevant to SBAE Teacher Performance and Program Quality
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Haley Traini; Richie Roberts; Ed Osbourne; Travis Park; Ashley Yopp – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2023
Because of discrepancies among U.S. states regarding how they assess school-based agricultural education (SBAE) teacher performance and program quality, little knowledge has existed regarding how these differences might influence critical decisions regarding hiring, pay, promotion, and dismissal. In response, the purpose of our study was to…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture Teachers, Program Evaluation, State Standards
Research Priorities for Adult Education in Agriculture in the North Central Region.
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Birkenholz, Robert J.; And Others – Journal of Agricultural Education, 1990
Survey of 43 state supervisors and 110 teacher educators in agriculture in the 12-state North Central region received 116 responses. Supervisors identified determining the need for adult agriculture programs and competencies of adult agriculture instructors as the most important research needs. Teacher educators selected adult program evaluation…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Research Needs, State Supervisors
Extension Administrators Approach to Conflict Management: A Study of Relationships between Conflict Management Styles and Personality Type.
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Earnest, Garee W.; McCaslin, N. L. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 1994
Most extension district directors (n=66) who completed the Myers Briggs Type Inventory and Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventories II preferred the integrating style of conflict management. Significant relationships appeared between personality type and management style. Better understanding of types and styles can improve group dynamics, team…
Descriptors: Administrators, Conflict Resolution, Extension Education, Leadership Styles
The Inservice Needs of Beginning Teachers of Agriculture as Perceived by Beginning Teachers, Teacher Educators, and State Supervisors.
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Garton, Bryan L.; Chung, Namyong – Journal of Agricultural Education, 1996
A survey of 37 beginning agriculture teachers and 16 state supervisors in Missouri identified professional competencies for which teachers needed inservice education. Instruction, planning, evaluation, and administration competencies ranked higher than technical competencies. Teachers' rankings of needs did not correspond with those of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Beginning Teachers, Educational Needs, Inservice Teacher Education
Whatever Happened to the Supervisor of the Smith-Hughes Man?
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Hillison, John – Journal of Agricultural Education, 1999
Formal supervision of agricultural education teachers by state supervisors began with the 1917 Smith-Hughes Act. Supervision has evolved from the "iron fist" to the consultant. Some felt that supervisors usurped the role of teacher educators. By the end of the 20th century, supervision had devolved to local administrators and vocational…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational History, Higher Education, Secondary Education
Major Problems Encountered in Administrating Vocational Agriculture as Perceived by State Vocational Agriculture Supervisors in the United States.
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Smith, Sandra D.; And Others – Journal of Agricultural Education, 1990
Responses from 40 of 50 state supervisors of vocational agriculture and other administrators at the state level identified problems in program administration and supervision. It was found that lack of accurate employment data was the most serious problem, followed by increased high school graduation and college entrance requirements and public…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Admission Criteria, Agricultural Education, Employment Opportunities