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112. Urban FFA members’ sense of the organizational culture of the FFA
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Martin, Michael J. (author) and Kitchel, Tracy (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-12-31
- Published:
- USA: PKP Publishing Services
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D13316
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 55(5) : 173–190
- Notes:
- 18 pages, Organizational culture shapes how members of a group act. The culture has the power to exclude potential new members who do not fit into the culture of the organization. Research on urban school-based agriculture programs has indicated that urban agriculture students face barriers to their participation in the National FFA Organization (FFA). Experiences of urban FFA members at a National FFA Convention can provide researchers with an understanding of how urban agriculture students view the FFA organization. The purpose of the case study was to explore how urban FFA members experienced the FFA organizational culture while attending the 2012 National FFA Convention. We followed one urban FFA chapter during the 2012 National FFA Convention and conducted interviews before, during, and after the convention. We also conducted focus group interviews and made observations. Belmont FFA members did not generally perceive their experiences at the convention as a barrier to their involvement in FFA and were generally positive toward the FFA artifacts, beliefs, and values they identified at the convention. However, these findings need to be understood in the context of the members who attended the convention as their motivation to participate in FFA may have positively influenced their views.
113. Using perceived differences in views of agricultural water use to inform practice
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Lamm, Alexa J. (author), Taylor, Melissa R. (author), and Lamm, Kevan W. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07574
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 57 (3): 180-191
114. Utilizing indigenous knowledge systems in agricultural education to promote sustainable agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Williams, David L. (author) and Muchena, Olivia N. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1991
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17409
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 32(4) : 52-57
115. Voices from the field: agriculture educators’ insights on equity in agricultural education
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Lemley, Stephanie M. (author), Alley, Kathleen M. (author), and Clary, Renee M. (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2024-09-30
- Published:
- USA: PKP Publishing Services
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D13299
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 65(3) : 52-74
- Notes:
- 23 pages, We examined how an agricultural literacy professional development enhanced equity in seven secondary agriculture classrooms in a southeastern state. Utilizing the Equity Framework in Career and Technical Education and exploratory case study methodology, we examined the equitable barriers that seven secondary agriculture education teachers faced in their school sites and how targeted professional development might alleviate some of those challenges. Our findings revealed that all seven teachers faced barriers in their schools from two areas identified in the theoretical framework: educational adequacy and equal treatment. The professional development helped alleviate the educational adequacy barrier. More research is needed to elicit the role of professional development programs in counteracting equity barriers.
116. Ways of knowing, sharing, and translating agricultural knowledge and perspectives: alternative epistemologies across non-formal and informal settings
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mars, Matthew M. (author) and Ball, Anna L. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-03-28
- Published:
- Canada: PKP Publishing Services
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D13272
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 57(1) : 56–72
- Notes:
- 17 pages, The mainstream agricultural literacy movement has been mostly focused on school-based learning through formal curricula and standardized non-formal models (e.g., FFA, 4-H). The purpose of the current study is to qualitatively explore through a grounded theory approach, the development, sharing, and translation of diverse forms of agricultural knowledge and perspectives among adult learners within informal and non-formal learning settings. Data collected through interviews with and naturalistic observation of agricultural practitioners with diverse personal and professional backgrounds are used to guide the development of a holistic agricultural epistemology framework. Based on this framework, we argue the scope of the agricultural literacy movement should be expanded to better account for more diverse sets of learners (e.g., adults), worldviews (e.g., local food production and consumption), and curricular models and settings (e.g., informal and nonformal).
117. What's in a name?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- McCormick, Floyd G. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1989
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17470
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 30(1) : 44-50
118. When FFA was king of the radio waves
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hillison, John (author) and Williams, Sharon (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2002
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 120 Document Number: C13742
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 42(2): 11-17
- Notes:
- 7 p.
119. Women in Turf: A Qualitative Study Examining How Women Have Sustained Their Leadership Role in the Turfgrass Industry
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Carroll, Devon E. (author), Stevens, Carrie A. (author), Stripling, Christopher T. (author), Sorochan, John C. (author), and Brosnan, James T. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-12-01
- Published:
- United States: American Association for Agricultural Education
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12422
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Education
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 62 (4)
- Notes:
- 18 pages, Women are a traditionally underrepresented demographic in the turfgrass industry. As the industry faces labor shortages, increased recruitment and retention of women to the field may reduce labor issues. The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore the lived experiences of 13 female leaders in the turfgrass industry representing diverse job titles, years of experience, and geographic locations. The objective of this research was to promote change within the turfgrass industry and subsequently increase female recruitment efforts by identifying barriers faced uniquely by women and influences on female leadership success. To discover this information, participants engaged in 30-to-90-minute semi-structured interviews with the central research question, “What lived experiences have shaped your career in the turfgrass industry?” Transcriptions of interviews were open-coded and used to develop six main themes: (a) career paths, (b) mentorship involvement, (c) leadership styles, (d) challenges, (e) opportunities for personal growth, and (f) opportunities for industry growth. Interviewed women proved to be vibrant leaders in the industry and faced similar challenges in their journeys to leadership including inappropriate peer conduct, difficulty building a family, and overcoming stereotypes. Women sustained career success by engaging in self-efficacy through educational development, mentorship, and personal growth. These findings can be used by both women and men in the turfgrass industry to improve current culture for women
120. Women’s perceptions of food production labeling: a Q methodology study
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Murray, Susan (author), Riggs, Angel (author), and Montgomery, Diane (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-03-28
- Published:
- USA: PKP Publishing Services
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D13302
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 61(1) : 13–31
- Notes:
- 19 pages, Consumers’ perceptions of the terminology used on food production labels may lead to a perceived risk, which influences their grocery shopping decisions. Risk perception is the consumers’ belief that he or she may be exposed to something that is harmful or uncertain. Women are more aware of food labels due to their perceived risk associated with health and the environment. This study used Q methodology to describe a variety of viewpoints related to women’s grocery shopping decisions. Using a Q set of 36 statements, 18 women sorted based on the condition of instruction, “How do you make food decisions?” Factor scores, field notes, and post-sort interviews were used to interpret the arrays as the Frugal Shopper, the Price Conscious Shopper, and the Engaged Shopper. The Frugal Shopper was interpreted to be an economical shopper with little concern for food production methods. The Price Conscious Shopper is concerned for the effect on various production methods, but price is the main priority. The Engaged Shopper is willing to pay higher prices to have more choices when grocery shopping. Improved communication and a deeper understanding of consumers’ perceptions of food labels may help decrease the perceived risk associated with various food production methods.