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The perception of agricultural education professionals regarding the purpose and current outcome of school-based agricultural education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This study sought to identify if a discrepancy exists between agricultural education professionals' perceptions regarding the purpose and current outcome of school-based agricultural education (SBAE) curriculum. The ...
Factors influencing agricultural education students' choice to teach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence senior level agricultural education students' choice to become secondary agriculture teachers. This study focused on the extent to which beliefs and ...
A validation study of university level food and beverage curriculum
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
objectives of the food and beverage curriculum regarding the level of importance of each learning objective, as identified by employers of the program's graduates. Using an online instrument, food and beverage related employers of graduates between May 2004-2009...
Level of influence of selected factors upon Missouri agricultural education teachers' choice to instruct agricultural mechanics curriculum
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Agricultural Mechanics Assessment was distributed via e-mail to all teachers who instructed Agricultural Construction 1 and/or Agricultural Construction 2, during the 2009-2010 academic school year (N = 257). A total of 203 (79%) teachers completed...
Early career faculty development at selected midwestern land-grant colleges of agriculture and related sciences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to describe faculty members' perceptions and experiences with early career professional development, and to examine the relationship between personal and professional characteristics and ...
Factors influencing the college choice of African-American students admitted to the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The purpose of this study was to describe factors attributing to the college choice of African-American students admitted to the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) at the University of Missouri - ...
Physical activity and social comparison : effects of a group-based Fitbit intervention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Regular physical activity (PA) is one of most important things a person can do for their health. However, the majority of adults do not participation ...
Academic advising in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources : an investigation of undergraduate students' needs and faculty performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this study was three-fold: 1) assess the importance of academic advising characteristics as perceived by undergraduate students in the College, 2) examine faculty performance, as perceived by advisees, with ...
Wild leaves and narrow stems : case study of a school garden in transition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Elementary school gardens have grown popular and abundant in recent years, and are established with goals ranging from addressing childhood obesity to improving test scores. With this garden-based learning movement come ...