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Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg. Agricultural Education Program. – 1979
This curriculum guide is intended to assist teachers, administrators, and supervisors in organizing and conducting vocational programs which meet the needs of high school students who desire vocational training in the off-farm agribusiness of agricultural machinery service. The three-year course for grades 10, 11, and 12 involves operation,…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale. – 2002
These Illinois skill standards for agriculture machinery service technician are intended to serve as a guide to workforce preparation program providers as they define content for their programs and to employers as they establish the skills and standards necessary for job acquisition. They could also serve as a mechanism for communication among…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery
Serletis, William S. – 1987
For farmers with high debt/asset ratios, leasing is an attractive option for securing the use of farm machinery. Under the current tax laws, financial leasing carries lower after-tax costs than loan purchasing. By size, farms with more than $500,000 in sales had the highest proportion of U.S. expenditures for farm equipment leasing. By region, the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Trends, Capital
John Deere Co., Moline, IL. – 1979
This manual on tires and tracks servicing is one of a series of power mechanics texts and visual aids on operation, diagnosis and repair of automotive and off-the-road agricultural and construction equipment. Materials provide basic information and illustrations for use by vocational students and teachers as well as shop servicemen and laymen. The…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Equipment Maintenance
John Deere Co., Moline, IL. – 1979
This parts failures identification manual is one of a series of power mechanics texts and visual aids covering theory of operation, diagnosis of trouble problems, and repair of automotive and off-the-road construction and agricultural equipment. Materials provide basic information with many illustrations for use by vocational students and teachers…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Equipment Maintenance
Illinois Univ., Urbana. Coll. of Agriculture. – 1967
RESOURCE MATERIAL ON CORN PLANTERS FOR USE IN HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND ADULT FARMER CLASSES WAS DESIGNED BY SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS, TEACHER EDUCATORS, SUPERVISORS, AND TEACHERS TO PROVIDE TEXTUAL MATERIAL FOR STUDENTS ON THE SELECTION, OPERATION, ADJUSTMENT, USE, MAINTENANCE, AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF CORN PLANTERS. THE…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery, Farm Occupations
MORTON, J. BROWN – 1966
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO SECURE INFORMATION TO BE USED BY EDUCATORS IN AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS FOR DEVELOPING CURRICULUMS FOR SIX JOB TITLES OF THE FARM IMPLEMENT BUSINESS REQUIRING POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. THE COMPETENCIES NEEDED BY THE MANAGER, ASSISTANT MANAGER, SALESMAN, PARTSMAN, SHOP FOREMAN, AND MECHANIC WERE IDENTIFIED. THE…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Agricultural Technicians, Educational Needs
GENTRY, GENE A. – 1966
OBJECTIVES WERE TO DETERMINE--(1) THE MECHANICAL COMPETENCIES AND UNDERSTANDINGS NEEDED BY EMPLOYEES IN TWO OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS, AND (2) THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COMPETENCIES NEEDED BY THESE EMPLOYEES AND SUCCESSFUL FARMERS. DAVID TUGEND'S SURVEY INSTRUMENT WAS THE BASIS FOR AN INSTRUMENT USED TO INTERVIEW RANDOM SAMPLES OF 25…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Educational Needs, Farmers
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan. – 1979
The third of three volumes included in a secondary agricultural supplies and services curriculum guide, this volume contains twenty-five units of instruction in the area of agricultural mechanics. Among the unit topics included are (1) Farm Safety, (2) Ignition Systems; (3) Servicing Wheel Bearings, (4) Oxyacetylene Cutting, (5) Servicing the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Agricultural Supply Occupations
Vadnais, Arthur E. – American Vocational Journal, 1973
Description of program at Staples (Minnesota) Area Vocational-Technical Institute. (MS)
Descriptors: Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Auto Mechanics, Drafting, Equipment Maintenance
Weber, Richard C. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1972
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery
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Burhoe, Steven A.; Stewart, Bob R. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1983
The technical needs of adults in agriculture have important implications for the planning and delivery of relevant instructional programs. There are also related implications for planning the preservice and inservice preparation programs for teachers of vocational agriculture who will be working with adults. (SSH)
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Production, Educational Needs
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Chu, Nancy L. – Rural Educator, 1994
Reviews children's books suitable for preschool to secondary students concerning life on a farm, farm animals, various crops, regional differences, farming methods, farm machinery, livestock care, veterinary science, the history of farming, difficulties with farm life, and poetry about farm life. (KS)
Descriptors: Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Production, Books, Childrens Literature
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1982
This curriculum guide consists of materials for use in teaching an advanced course in agricultural mechanics designed for 11th and 12th grade students. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are arc welding; oxy-acetylene welding; soldering; electricity; tractor maintenance, operation, and safety; small engines; farm structures; and cold…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Machinery Occupations
Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Vocational Instructional Services. – 1980
This packet contains 88 lesson plans for a laboratory course in farm and ranch mechanical repair. The lesson plans are organized into six units covering the following topics: occupational information, construction and maintenance (safety, farm carpentry, farm water supply and sanitation, farm electricity, concrete), hot metal work (oxyacetylene…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Machinery Occupations
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