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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 attitude influenced students...
Geographic information systems used for precision agriculture : knowledge and use by agriculture students at the University of Missouri (MU)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The use of GIS in PA technology helps manage the information intensive environment in production agriculture by intertwining site-specific (within field) management with computer software modeling for analyses and interpretation of varying inputs...
A social network analysis of the use of social media to promote agriculture to indonesian youth
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Farmer regeneration remains a big challenge for Indonesia to address food insecurity and promote sustainable agricultural development. With the issue of aging farmers, youth have the potential to become agents of change for the development...
Perceptions of secondary agriculture teachers and 4-H youth development extension personnel regarding cooperative behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Numerous cooperative agreements and memoranda exist at the federal and state levels that suggest or require cooperation between the Extension agents and agriculture teachers. The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine the degree...
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 stratified sample of agricultural...
A content review of precision agriculture courses across the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Knowledge of what Precision Agriculture (PA) content is currently taught across the U.S. will help build a better understanding for what PA instructors should incorporate into their classes in the future. For this assessment, the University...
Motivation for enrolling in school-based agricultural education expressed by CAFNR freshmen students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this study was two-fold: 1) to describe the motivational factors of current CAFNR freshmen student who enrolled in school-based agricultural education, and 2) compare the motivational factors to selected characteristics of CAFNR...
Extensions of a maximum entropy estimated Markov decision process in the United States agricultural economy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
With an increase in the US focus on biorenewable energy, more forces are competing for agricultural land. This structural change in the agricultural economy warrants re-examination of the relationships between agricultural production decisions...
Mentoring expectation congruency, interaction, and psychosocial support in Missouri's agriculture teacher mentor program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
agriculture teachers participating in a state-supported formal mentoring program. The target population for the student was teachers participating in the Missouri Agricultural Education mentor/induction program. The accessible population consisted of Missouri...
Agriculture teachers' perception and practice for teaching students with disabilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
education, such as Direct Instruction and Strategy Instruction, is one example of mandated educational provision. While positive outcomes have been documented from the use of evidence-based practices in agricultural education (Davis, Akers, Doerfert, Mc...
References and bias towards agriculture in a middle grade social science textbook
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The central purpose of this study was to assess the degree of bias toward agriculture within a middle grade social science textbook. Literary formats used to reference agriculture within the text were also assessed. A content analysis was used...
Teacher preparation impacts in regard to physiological stress of preservice educators within agricultural mechanics project construction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The purpose of this study was to identify how the differences in teacher preparation impact the physiological stress teachers and teaching quality students experience within the agricultural mechanics laboratory setting, specifically when related...
Three essays on agricultural trade and policy /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The first essay introduces a new method to measure non-tariff barriers (NTBs). NTBs to agricultural trade are believed to have increased while tariffs fell. Hence, measuring NTBs...
Conceptualizing the process of supporting youths' psychological needs and intrinsic motivation within school based agricultural education programs : a mixed methods study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to identify the strategies, actions, and processes School Based Agricultural Education (SBAE) teachers utilize to support the psychological needs and intrinsic motivation of students. Through...
The perceptions held by FFA members of employability skill development associated with agriculture career development events
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Career Development Events (CDEs) are competitive contests organized as an intracurricular component of secondary agriculture programs to provide students with real-world situations to help bridge the gap between attending school and entering...
Factors influencing socially responsible leadership development in college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The purpose of this study was to examine factors impacting college student leadership development. The target population was all junior and senior students in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri...
Perceptions of agricultural education instructions regarding program criteria of supervised agricultural experience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
The objectives of this study were to determine the perceptions of Missouri agricultural education instructors regarding their perceptions of program criteria for supervised agricultural experience programs. Three hundred and twenty agricultural...
Adaptations to the agricultural risk coverage program and their consequences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) program was created in the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 2014 as a shallow loss program protecting against year to year declines in farm income. The 2014 farm bill redirected commodity programs from fixed direct...
Digital agriculture' implications for small farmers : evidence from Colombia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Digital agriculture proposes to revolutionize the processes of production, marketing, and consumption within food systems through the use of tools that collect, store, analyze, and share information digitally. While its proponents emphasize...
Exploring the relationships between livelihood dimensions and socio-ecological resilience in the Bolivian altiplano
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Households in the Bolivian Altiplano construct their livelihood strategies in a system marked by changing climate and volatile social systems. The strategies that they choose must work to decrease the household's vulnerability ...