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Agricultural and Resource Economics

University of Kentucky

Theses and Dissertations--Community & Leadership Development

Gender Re-alignment

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Analysis Of Structural And Cultural Changes Within Agricultural Education From 2009-2014 Which Coincide With A Reduction Of Male Pre-Service Agricultural Educators, Alexander Tingle Jan 2017

Analysis Of Structural And Cultural Changes Within Agricultural Education From 2009-2014 Which Coincide With A Reduction Of Male Pre-Service Agricultural Educators, Alexander Tingle

Theses and Dissertations--Community & Leadership Development

Changes within and outside of agricultural education were analyzed between 2009-2014 which coincided with a reduction of male pre-service agricultural teachers. Under the lens of the Theory of Gender Re-alignment, special attention was given to changes in legislation, curriculum, recruitment, and economic factors which relate to structural and cultural changes within agricultural education. The Changes identified in this study explain why male students are being outperformed by female students at a two to one ratio in regards to agricultural education degrees obtained.