The purpose of this study was to suggest ways that the Agriculture
programs offered by the two school districts in Josephine
County, Oregon can be coordinated.
A survey questionnaire was given to all students enrolled in
vocational agriculture courses at the senior high school and a personal
interview survey was...
The purpose of this study was to determine the agricultural interests of students and needs for expansion of the agricultural education program in the Salem school district. Three basic areas were included in the study: (1) the self-expressed interests of students for agricultural instruction in agricultural careers, forestry, greenhouse and...
Funds alloted from the Vocational Education Act of
1963, Public Law 88-210, opened up an entirely new dimension
in vocational agriculture programs throughout the
nation.
The new dimension is an amendment to the period
beginning with the Smith-Hughes Act in 1917. Up to the
time of the Vocational Education Act...
Agricultural education is emphasizing all phases of agriculture
in an attempt to help provide sufficient numbers of trained employees
for agricultural industry. This is reflected by areas of
instruction encompassing production and off-farm agriculture.
Students receive supervision in production and occupational experience
at home and with local off-farm agricultural business...
New teaching techniques are the products of a wide
spectrum of research. The final test of all teaching
techniques, however derived, is their application to
a given classroom situation. The purpose of this study
is to determine whether the "principle approach", a
relatively new teaching method in agriculture, has been...
The United States of America faces many serious problems today.
To enumerate a few of the major ones we must list:
1.poverty
2.juvenile delinquency
3.school drop-outs
4.automation
5.unskilled people
A major aim of a great deal of federal legislation passed during
President Kennedy's and President Johnson's terms has been directed...
The increasing demand for vocational-technical training at the
community college level stems from four interrelated factors: the
impact of automation and technology, the rapid population increase,
he social awareness of the economic plight of minority groups, and
concern for the non-college-bound high school graduate or drop-out.
As a result, community...
Agricultural education at the high school level, like all vocational programs, is expanding vertically as well as horizontally. With this increased emphasis placed on vocational agriculture, the shortage of teachers is already being felt and the situation will, in all probability, become more critical.
The expansion of the programs to...
The attention focused on vocational education in the past year
has brought about renewed interest to make vocational training a
truly meaningful part of a community's educational program. The
first step in preparation for the improvement and expansion of
vocational programs is the need of evaluating our existing programs.
The...
The enactment of the Vocational Education Act of 1963,
plus the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 and the
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 have stimulated renewed vigor
into the nation's vocational education programs. As a direct
result of these acts, new and revised programs are being developed
to...
The demand on the part of the public for adult education stems
from four basic causes: The steady rise of the educational level,
the increasing demands of changing culture, the effects and influences
of war, and the need for human association. As a result,
public demand for adult education in...