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| Autor/inn/en | Pruckno, Kathleen Gutheil; Miller, Larry E. |
|---|---|
| Institution | Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Dept. of Agricultural Education. |
| Titel | Selected Ohio Vocational Agricultural Students: Their Attributes, Vocational Objectives and Motivators for Enrollment. Summary of Research 42. |
| Quelle | (1985), (16 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Agricultural Education; Family Characteristics; High Schools; Occupational Aspiration; Rural Schools; Student Characteristics; Student Educational Objectives; Student Motivation; Vocational Education; Ohio |
| Abstract | A study was conducted to explore why students in Ohio enter three selected taxonomy areas of vocational agriculture and to describe their attributes and vocational objectives. From a sample of 180 11th- and 12-th grade students, the study gathered data about vocational objectives and factors that motivated students to enroll in agricultural mechanics, horticulture, and production agriculture programs. The study found the following: (1) more than 90 percent of the agricultural mechanics students intend to pursue a career in a field related to their studies, while only about 50 percent of horticulture students and production agriculture students intend to pursue a vocational objective related to their field; (2) motivator statements are not a good predictor of the enrollment area of students; (3) the average agricultural mechanics student was a male junior, age 17, who lived on 1-10 acres in a rural area, had blue-collar parents, held a job related to area of enrollment, was a member of the Future Farmers of America (FFA), and ranked in the middle one-third of the class; (4) the average horticulture student was a female senior, 17, lived in the city on less than one acre, had an unrelated job, had blue-collar parents, belonged to FFA, and ranked in the middle one-third of the class; (5) the average production agriculture student was a male senior, age 17, lived on a farm of more than 100 acres, had blue-collar parents, belonged to FFA and ranked in the middle one-third of the class; and (6) demographic characteristics are not good predictors of students' vocational objectives, nor of motivators for students to enroll in vocational agriculture. The study concluded that more care should be taken to encourage students with a real interest in vocational agriculture to enroll in such programs. It also showed that placement rates are unfair indicators of success of vocational agriculture programs because many students enroll in these programs who do not have a vocational objective in agriculture. (KC) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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