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A Study Of The Factors Which Influenced The Perception Of Cooperation Between County Extension Agents And Vocational Agriculture Teachers In Nebraska, Robert Duwaine Boettcher Dec 1986

A Study Of The Factors Which Influenced The Perception Of Cooperation Between County Extension Agents And Vocational Agriculture Teachers In Nebraska, Robert Duwaine Boettcher

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Scholarship

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the factors which county agents and vocational agriculture teachers perceived to influence the extent of cooperative arrangements and activities that exist in Nebraska. A questionnaire was used to survey county extension agents and vocational agriculture teachers in Nebraska. The sample was drawn from all agents and teachers in Nebraska in April 1986. A 50 percent sample of each population was selected to receive surveys with 34 of the 45 county agents and 61 of the 70 vocational agriculture teachers providing valid responses. The results were tested for frequency and then cross …


An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of The Cooperatives Serving Our Community Instructional Unit As Perceived By Nebraska Vocational Agriculture Instructors, Timothy P. Davis Aug 1986

An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of The Cooperatives Serving Our Community Instructional Unit As Perceived By Nebraska Vocational Agriculture Instructors, Timothy P. Davis

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Scholarship

Purpose. The primary purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of Nebraska vocational agriculture instructors with regard to the Cooperatives--Serving Our Community instructional unit. Method. A mailed questionnaire procedure was used to obtain information from 108 of the possible 127 Nebraska vocational agriculture instructors. A total of 78 observations were valid. The dependent variables were instructors' perceptions of instructional unit quality, value, and in-service training. Independent variables included Nebraska Vocational Agriculture Association districts, years of experience as a vocational agriculture instructor, total number of students enrolled in local vocational agriculture programs, instructional unit use-rate and participation mode at …


Personality Type Differences Of Licensed Nurses And Implications For Continuing Education, Sally L. Cole May 1986

Personality Type Differences Of Licensed Nurses And Implications For Continuing Education, Sally L. Cole

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Scholarship

This research was undertaken with the specific intent to develop a personality profile of licensed nurses (RN's and LPN's) which would provide a basis for recommendations of techniques to be utilized in continuing education programs for nurses. The instrument selected to measure the psychological type preference, and thus create the personality profile, was the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Carl Jung's theory pertaining to personality, known as type theory, states that individuals perceive and respond to information differently according to their psychological type preference which is measured by the MBTI. There was considerable correlation between the findings of this study and …


The Influence Of Factors On Student Enrollment In Vocational Agriculture Programs In Nebraska Secondary Schools, Calvin J. Wiechman May 1986

The Influence Of Factors On Student Enrollment In Vocational Agriculture Programs In Nebraska Secondary Schools, Calvin J. Wiechman

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Scholarship

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