Endsley, Debra J. (author) and College of Agriculture, Ohio State University, Columbus.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1972-07-09
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: C27291
Notes:
13 pages., Results of the author's undergraduate research project to investigate employment opportunities, employer views of qualifications needed, current curricula at other U.S. universities and views of recent OSU graduates about their experiences.
2 pages., Research summary via online from the North American Association for Environmental Education., Researchers interviewed 11 environmental or science journalism educators from four-year institutions and identified four common challenges: (1) keeping up with technology, (2) student interest, (3) environmental advocacy among students; and (4) lack of potential careers in the field. They suggested pre-requisites.
Braverman, Marc T. (author), Gunter, Katherine (author), Galloway, Robin (author), Moore, Karlie J. (author), Hoel, Brandi (author), and Rennekamp, Denise (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2014-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: D06063
9 pages., Describes two courses: "Community Education and Practices: the Extension System" and a summer course, "Community Education and Action: Observations of Extension Programs."
Author reports that Kansas State has offered a news writing course for agricultural students for more than a decade, and with good results.. Believes a course in news writing should not be a universal requirement in the agricultural college curriculum, but emphasizes skills in English.