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Agricultural Employees’ Use Of And Preferences For Educational And Training Opportunities, L.J. Mcelravy, Nathan W. Conner, Christopher T. Stripling, Jamie Loizzo Nov 2020

Agricultural Employees’ Use Of And Preferences For Educational And Training Opportunities, L.J. Mcelravy, Nathan W. Conner, Christopher T. Stripling, Jamie Loizzo

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

Educational and training opportunities provide individuals with many options when it comes to building their knowledge base. Both formal and informal educational opportunities are available in many different formats, including face-to-face and online delivery methods. The purpose of this study was to examine the type of education and training opportunities in which Nebraska agricultural employees participate and their satisfaction with different delivery formats. The specific objectives of this study were to determine 1) the type of education or training programs rural agricultural employees have participated in over the last two years, and 2) the differences between attitudes toward face-to-face versus …


Full Issue, Volume 8, Number 3, Donna J. Peterson, Kathleen Kelsey Nov 2020

Full Issue, Volume 8, Number 3, Donna J. Peterson, Kathleen Kelsey

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

No abstract provided.


Choosing A Life Of Impact: A Grounded Theory Approach To Describe The Career Choice Of Becoming A High School Agriculture Teacher, Debra S. Korte, Rebecca Mott, Kari H. Keating, Jon C. Simonsen Jun 2020

Choosing A Life Of Impact: A Grounded Theory Approach To Describe The Career Choice Of Becoming A High School Agriculture Teacher, Debra S. Korte, Rebecca Mott, Kari H. Keating, Jon C. Simonsen

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

The purpose of this grounded theory qualitative research was to identify the influences on students’ decisions to pursue a career as a high school agriculture teacher and develop a proposed theoretical model to conceptualize this career decision. Two samples of students – one sample of high school students and one sample of college students – were the participants in this study. Each participant included in the two samples was either considering teaching as a career or was currently enrolled in a university teacher licensure program. Data were collected from individual interviews, focus groups, and writing samples. The findings from this …


Harvest Of The Month For Early Childhood Education: Parent Perspectives, Christine Lux, Brianna Routh, Lacy Stephens Jun 2020

Harvest Of The Month For Early Childhood Education: Parent Perspectives, Christine Lux, Brianna Routh, Lacy Stephens

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

The purpose of this research brief is to report on the impact of Harvest of the Month (HOM) for Early Care and Education (ECE) at home to better understand parent perspectives and influences on children’s nutrition behavior. Harvest of the Month (HOM) is a farm to school programming strategy that features a locally grown food in at least one nutrition and agriculture lesson, taste test activity, and a snack or meal recipe each month. This exploratory study used a survey research design to gather parent perspectives during pilot implementation of HOM for ECE during the 2017 – 2018 school year. …


Full Issue, Volume 8, Number 2, Donna J. Peterson, Kathleen Kelsey Jun 2020

Full Issue, Volume 8, Number 2, Donna J. Peterson, Kathleen Kelsey

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

No abstract provided.


School-Based Agricultural Education Students’ Attitudes And Beliefs Toward International Agricultural Concepts, Seth B. Heinert, Nathan W. Conner, T. Grady Roberts Mar 2020

School-Based Agricultural Education Students’ Attitudes And Beliefs Toward International Agricultural Concepts, Seth B. Heinert, Nathan W. Conner, T. Grady Roberts

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes and beliefs of school-based agriculture education (SBAE) students toward international agricultural concepts. This study builds on several previous studies (Conner, Greer, & Stripling, 2017; Elliot & Yanik, 2002; Heinert, Lavery, & Roberts, 2014; Radhakrishna, Leite, & Domer, 2003). To explore new geographic regions of the United States, two states, one from the Midwest and one from the Northwest, were purposively identified. A 46-item instrument that measures attitudes, beliefs, understanding, and instruction in relation to international agriculture developed by Radhakrishna et al. (2003) was administered to students in three schools representing …


Full Issue, Volume 8, Number 1, Donna J. Peterson, Rich Poling Mar 2020

Full Issue, Volume 8, Number 1, Donna J. Peterson, Rich Poling

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

No abstract provided.