Building Our American Communities: An Analysis of Outstanding Projects Conducted by the Future Farmers of America.

Autor/inn/en	Malpiedi, Barbara J.; und weitere
Titel	Building Our American Communities: An Analysis of Outstanding Projects Conducted by the Future Farmers of America.
Quelle	(1985), (21 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Agricultural Education; Citizen Participation; Community Development; Program Content; Program Costs; Program Evaluation; Rural Development; Secondary Education; Student Characteristics; Student Volunteers; Teacher Characteristics; Vocational Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Community; Development; Entwicklung; Programmgestaltung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Rural environment; Ländliches Milieu; Sekundarbereich; Berufsbildung
Abstract	Surveys administered to 48 state student representatives and 46 chapter advisors attending the 1983 National Future Farmers of American (FFA) Conference on Community Development provided data about the Building Our American Communities Program (BOAC), which originated in 1970 as vocational agriculture's vehicle for high school level community development programs. Findings revealed that: students excelling in BOAC programs do not represent a select segment of the national vocational agriculture population; advisors support other community/professional organizations; community development topics perceived as important by advisors differed from those students identified as the ones they were most capable of doing; typical of community development/volunteer efforts occurring nationally, more BOAC projects are conducted in rural/small towns than central cities or suburban areas; although a majority of projects were conducted in regular high schools by single teacher agriculture departments with 80 or fewer FFA members, exemplary BOAC projects can be conducted in non-traditional settings. Other findings indicated that: school/education, civic facilities, agriculture, and recreation were the most frequent choices for improvement projects; project funding levels ranged from $0 to $802,000 with $2,200 representing the median; advisors took more active roles in planning rather than executing projects; and program involvement increased citizen participation, development of FFA member human relation skills, and public awareness of vocational/agricultural programs. (NEC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC