Download or read book Effects of an Introductory Agricultural Education Course on Agricultural Literacy and Perceptions of Agriculture in Urban Students written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study has been to determine the effects of an introductory agricultural education course on high school urban students agricultural literacy and their perceptions of the food and fiber industry. North Carolina schools offer an introductory course called Agriscience Applications and is meant to be the first in a series of agricultural education courses. This course is expected to positively impact the agricultural literacy and perceptions of agriculture upon its students. Data were collected from six schools in urban counties throughout North Carolina with 152 respondents. Five questions were specified for this study as follows: 1) Does an introductory agricultural education course increase students agricultural literacy in an urban agricultural education program; 2) does an introductory agricultural education course increase student knowledge of agricultural careers and opportunities for employment; 3) does an introductory agricultural education class increase student knowledge of agriculture's relationship with public policy; 4) does an introductory agricultural education class change a student's understanding of agriculture's relationship with the environment and natural resources; 5) what influence does an introductory agricultural education class have upon students' perceptions of the food and fiber industry? Upon completion of the Agriscience Applications course, students did increase their agricultural literacy. The students showed greatest improvement in agriculture literacy regarding public policy and the least improvement in career related knowledge. The perception scores of students regarding agriculture were not statistically significant.
Download or read book Effects of an Introductory Agricultural Education Course on Agricultural Literacy and Perceptions of Agriculture in Urban Students written by Jodi Songer Riedel and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keywords: agricultural careers, perceptions, agricultural literacy, agricultural education, high school students, urban, environment and natural resources, public policy.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Communication and Its Effects on Perceptions of Agriculture in Agricultural Education Courses Versus Non Agricultural Education Courses written by Jennifer Lynn Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Starting a Learning Progression for Agricultural Literacy written by Alexander Jay Hess and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science and agriculture professional organizations have argued for agricultural literacy as a goal for k-12 public education. Due to the complexity of our modern agri-food system, with social, economic, and environmental concerns embedded, an agriculturally literate society is needed for informed decision making, democratic participation, and system reform. While grade-span specific benchmarks for gauging agri-food system literacy have been developed, little attention has been paid to existing ideas individuals hold about the agri-food system, how these existing ideas relate to benchmarks, how experience shapes such ideas, or how ideas change overtime. Developing a body of knowledge on students' agri-food system understandings as they develop across k-12 grades can ground efforts seeking to promote a learning progression toward agricultural literacy. This study compares existing perceptions held by 18 upper elementary students from a large urban center in California to agri-food system literacy benchmarks and examines the perceptions against student background and experiences. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the constant comparative method. Constructivist theoretical perspectives framed the study. No student had ever grown their own food, raised a plant, or cared for an animal. Participation in school fieldtrips to farms or visits to a relative's garden were agricultural experiences most frequently mentioned. Students were able to identify common food items, but could not elaborate on their origins, especially those that were highly processed. Students' understanding of post-production activities (I.E. food processing, manufacturing, or food marketing) was not apparent. Students' understanding of farms reflected a 1900's subsistence farming operation commonly found in a literature written for the primary grades. Students were unaware that plants and animals were selected for production based on desired genetic traits. Obtaining food from areas with favorable growing conditions and supporting technology (such as transportation and refrigeration) was an understanding lacking in the group. Furthermore, most spoilage prevention technologies employed today were not an expressed part of student's schema. Students' backgrounds and experiences did not appear to support the development of a robust agri-food system schema. An agricultural science and technology schema appears poorly developed in each of the students. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest llc. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.].
Download or read book Pilot Study of Agricultural Literacy written by Robert J. Birkenholz and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study assessed the knowledge and perceptions of U.S. citizens regarding agriculture, food, and natural resources. Data were collected from 2,005 respondents representing the following groups: purposely selected primarily white Indiana high school students and primarily black Michigan high school students, randomly selected rural Missouri adults attending one of several town meetings, and randomly selected urban Missouri adults contacted in various settings (including churches, libraries, and grocery stores). Adults were more knowledgeable about agriculture than were high school students. Respondents were most knowledgeable and positive about natural resources and least knowledgeable and positive about agricultural policy. No differences among ethnic groups' perceptions of agriculture or between rural and urban Missouri adults' knowledge of agricultural concepts were discovered. The study recommendations included the following: integrating agricultural instruction throughout elementary and secondary school curricula, developing agricultural literacy instructional efforts targeting inner city minority students, broadcasting television agricultural literacy programs for adults in urban areas, and establishing a National Center for Agricultural Literacy to coordinate agricultural literacy efforts at a national level. (Appended are knowledge statement responses by group, 12 data charts, and the survey instrument. Contains 12 references and 20 tables. (Mn).
Download or read book Agriculture at Purdue University written by Winthrop Ellsworth Stone and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Benefits of Integrating Agricultural Education Into the Middle School Classroom written by Amanda Sommers and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wright, Stewart, & Birkenholz write, "The knowledge and perception of agriculture held by students and adults, often referred to as agricultural literacy, has received increasing emphasis in the literature. The need for agricultural literacy is evident when examining the changes that have occurred in agriculture in the United States" (1994, p. 55). Integrating Agriculture Education into the classroom is a qualitative research study that involves 27 school teachers, school board members and school administrators in order to address the need to offer agriculture courses in schools in southern Minnesota. The results allowed comparisons to be made on the benefits of offering agriculture courses in school.
Download or read book Assessment of Agricultural Literacy in Higher Education written by Peyton M. Gehrs and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human knowledge of the food and fiber systems affects nearly every facet of the society we live in. While this industry affects billions of lives daily, little research has been conducted to identify the level of knowledge on this industry in college age students. This replicated study was produced to evaluate and assess the agricultural knowledge and personal perception of the industry of undergraduate students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU) in the Fall 2018 semester. Participants completed a 25-questionnaire food and fiber literacy test to assess their knowledge and 14 questions regarding personal characteristics and perceptions of the agricultural industry. The average score on the agricultural literacy test was an 18.23 out of 25 questions correct. College of Agricultural Sciences and College of Science scored the highest while College of Education and Human Services and College of Applied Sciences and Arts scores were among the lowest. Comparisons of student demographic information such as hometown size, organization participation and gender were conducted to determine correlation between specific groups and their agricultural literacy levels. Females slightly outscored males. Cities and Rural communities achieved the highest averages when comparing community sizes. Students who enrolled in agricultural education courses in high school seemed to score higher on the agricultural literacy test. A majority of respondents stated they strongly agree that agriculture is important to society; but when asked how knowledgeable they considered themselves to be in agriculture, an overwhelming amount of students responded below average. The results of this study found a hopeful advancement in agricultural literacy but also revealed possible influential factors in poor agricultural knowledge. It is recommended that such a study be continually conducted at Southern Illinois Universities and other institutions of higher education.
Download or read book An Examination of the Effects of the Texas Farm Bureau Mobile Learning Barn Agricultural Education Program on Youth s Perceptions and Knowledge of Agriculture written by Joni Leigh Howard and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agriculture impacts the lives of individuals daily and many people do not realize the effect it has on our society. In efforts to educate people and strive for a more agricultural literate society, agricultural education programs, such as the Texas Farm Bureau Mobile Learning Barn, strive to educate youth about the importance of agriculture. This study documented the agricultural perceptions and knowledge of youth who attended the Texas Farm Bureau Mobile Learning Barn agricultural education program during summer 2013. Participants, who were in the third through fifth grade, completed a pre-test prior to the educational activity and post-test following the activity. A parent of each child was also requested to complete an instrument to collect information regarding family involvement in agriculture. Findings revealed that youth had an increased knowledge and a more positive perception of agriculture after attending the Mobile Learning Barn agricultural education program. However, no significant difference in knowledge gain was documented. Findings from parental surveys revealed family involvement in agriculture does influence youth's knowledge and perceptions about agriculture. Youth reported to have more agricultural knowledge if their parent had experience in agriculture. The electronic version of this dissertation is accessible from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151870
Download or read book Dig Into Learning written by Erica Brown Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is a mixed-methods program evaluation of an agricultural literacy innovation in a local school district in rural eastern North Carolina. This evaluation describes the use of a theory-based framework, the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM), in accordance with Stufflebeam’s Context, Input, Process, Product (CIPP) model by evaluating the implementation and use of Dig into learning: An agricultural literacy innovation. This study evaluated teacher perceptions and use of agriculture as a context for teaching and learning in Grades K-5 by utilizing Stages of Concern (SoC) and Levels of Use (LoU) components of CBAM in relation to the CIPP model for program evaluations. -- The following research questions were the basis for this study: (1) What needs for professional learning are expressed by elementary teachers with regard to agricultural literacy curriculum integration; (2) How is professional learning developed and implemented based on elementary teachers’ expressed needs with regard to agricultural literacy curriculum integration; (3) What are elementary teacher perceptions of the impact of professional learning of agricultural literacy curriculum integration; and (4) What are elementary teacher perceptions of the impact of initial implementation of agricultural literacy curriculum integration? -- The findings of this study are significant because they align with previous research on agricultural literacy and evaluation methods of both CBAM and the CIPP model. This study provided the framework in which change facilitators can support teacher participants and encourage them to utilize agriculture as a context for teaching and learning to contextualize STEM education.
Download or read book Students Perceptions of Agriculture and Reasons why Or why Not Students Enroll in Agricultural Education Courses written by Shane L. Stockham and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding Agriculture written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1988-02-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book responds to the widespread recognition among experts that our educational system needs to change in order to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to ensure the future vitality of U.S. agriculture. Understanding Agriculture focuses on agricultural literacy (education about agriculture) and vocational agricultural education (education in agriculture). The section on agricultural literacy addresses the teaching of science through agriculture, teacher education and training, model educational programs, community support, and agricultural career exploration programs. Vocational agricultural education is examined in terms of program enrollment, availability and content, supervised occupational experiences, the Future Farmers of America program, and teacher education and supply.
Download or read book Sponsoring Agricultural Literacy written by Callie Fitzgerald Kostelich and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era when young adults are largely removed from direct agricultural production, the National FFA Organization strives to cultivate students' interest in and awareness for agriculture through its intra-curricular position within school-based agricultural education. In the context of Deborah Brandt's theory of literacy sponsorship, this project looks closely at how and for what purposes FFA sponsors students' agricultural literacy acquisition on a national level via its position on The Council for Agricultural Education, as well as at the local level through agricultural education classes and extracurricular activities. Drawing on literacy studies scholarship from Cori Brewster, Kim Donehower, James Paul Gee, Charlotte Hogg, Jacqueline Edmondson, Mike Rose, and Eileen Schell, among others, this project identifies FFA as a powerful sponsor of literacy that is deeply indebted to its neoliberal stakeholders. Through close reading of the history of agricultural education and agricultural literacy definitions, rhetorical analysis of FFA documents and webpages, and case study data from two local agricultural education programs in Texas, this study finds that FFA largely promotes students' functional agricultural literacy acquisition, which reinforces neoliberal literacies and, at times, traditional rural literacies that align with stakeholder agendas. Students' development of critical agricultural literacy is most viable through the literacy practices that encourage hands-on experiences, which directly impact student perceptions of agriculture and agricultural endeavors. However, the case study findings reveal that privilege largely determined student access to critical agricultural literacy opportunities, primarily through individual endeavors, such as Supervised Agricultural Experiences. This literacy-focused project on the National FFA Organization offers insight into the state of corporate sponsorship in public education, prevailing agricultural narratives with deeply embedded rural literacies, and the connection between privilege and critical literacy acquisition.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Attitudes Toward Agriculture of Minority and Non minority Students Enrolled in an Introductory Agriscience Course in Texas written by Brian Allen Talbert and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Current Index to Journals in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
