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Ag Ed 539 Teacher Internship, Katie M. Porto

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

This internship/project report includes validation documents required in meeting the quality criteria for secondary-level programs of instruction in agriculture. The documents are concurrently used for the Agriculture Incentive Grant review process at Pierce High School, conducted by representatives of the California Department of Education. The internship included the development of a comprehensive program plan for Pierce High School. The plan includes information to receive state/local funding, an outline of the goals and objectives of the program, along with an overview of Pierce High School, the agriculture program and community.

The Benefits Of Ffa Membership As Part Of The Three-Circle Model In Agricultural Education, Chelsea Brooke Rose

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to understand the benefits of membership in the Future Farmers of America (FFA) student leadership organization among Tennessee FFA members by surveying members attending Camp Clements FFA Leadership Training Camp. The study focused on the fulfillment of FFA members’ basic human needs as defined by Abraham Maslow (1943). The three needs on which this study focused are: love and belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization (1943). The study found that a majority of FFA members’ three basic human needs are met due to their involvement in career development events, leadership positions, and other FFA activities. Of …

Experiences Of Hispanic Students Enrolled In Secondary Agricultural Education Programs, Karina Salomon, José Vargas

Agricultural Education and Communication

Nearly 52% of the 72,445 [state] students enrolled in agricultural education are Hispanic. However, when many of these programs participate in leadership development activities beyond the local level, the diversity of their participants fails to mirror that of their enrollment. Many teachers are at a loss as to what they can do to cultivate the talent of these students.

In this phenomenological study, a focus group interview was conducted at a [state] high school agriculture program with the reputation for strong Hispanic student engagement. Nine Hispanic agriculture students were invited to participate. The purpose of the study was to interpret …

Knowledge, Perceptions, And Outcomes Of Agricultural Communications Curriculum In Arkansas Secondary Agricultural Classrooms, Carley Payne Calico

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this mixed method study was to assess the effectiveness of agricultural communications curriculum developed and incorporated into a semester-long agricultural leadership and communications course for secondary agricultural education programs in Arkansas. This study was comprised of three parts including a pilot test, teacher training assessment, and a descriptive field test over a two-year period. For the pilot test portion of the study, students (N = 297) participated in newly developed instructional modules (careers, writing, design, and multimedia) predetermined by a committee of agricultural education and communications faculty at the University of Arkansas. The pilot test indicated students' …

Aged 539 Graduate Internship In Agriculture Education, Aimee M. Cozens Strohmenger

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

This internship/project report includes validation documents required in meeting the quality criteria for secondary-level programs of instruction in agriculture at Pacheco High School located in Los Banos, California. The documents are concurrently used for the Agriculture Incentive Grant review process at Pacheco High School conducted by representatives of the California Department of Education. The internship included the development of a comprehensive program plan for Pacheco High School. The plan includes information to receive state/local funding, an outline of the goals and objectives of the program, along with an overview of Pacheco High School, the agriculture program and community. The internship …

Aged 539 Teacher Internship Report: Porterville High School, Jessica Lee Helm

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

This internship/project report includes validation documents required in meeting the quality criteria for secondary-level programs of instruction in agriculture. The documents are concurrently used for the Agriculture Incentive Grant review process at Porterville High School conducted by representatives of the California Department of Education. The internship included the development of the Agriculture Incentive Grant Binder for Porterville High School. Also included are the Porterville FFA Program of Activities, Program Recruitment Materials created for the Porterville FFA, a detailed reflection of the recruitment efforts made, and a detailed reflection of the process of creating an Agriculture Advisory Committee.