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Student Perceptions Of Soft Skills & Career Decision Self-Efficacy Through Participation In Sae, Becky Haddad, Adam A. Marx

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

This study sought to assess student perceptions of soft skills and career decision self-efficacy attained through participation in different types of Supervised Agriculture Experience programs within School Based Agricultural Education. There was no significant difference found in career decision self-efficacy or perceived soft skill attainment between those who participated in SAE and those who did not. This study identified a positive significant impact for career decision selfefficacy and perceived soft skill attainment between those who had placement and exploratory SAEs with the exception of the problem-solving construct. Findings suggest that students participating in programs that require greater investment of student …