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2. Department head perceptions of the need for distance education in the agricultural science
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bowen, Blannie E. (author), Thomson, Joan S. (author), and Department of Agriculture and Extension Education, Pennsylvania State University
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1995
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 100 Document Number: C08448
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 79 (1) : 1-11
- Notes:
- search through journal, This assessment was requested by AG*SAT, a consortium of land-grant universities created to plan, coordinate, and deliver distance education in the agricultural science. The perspectives of department heads regarding the delivery of credit instruction using AG*SAT and related technologies were assessed. The heads indicated that their departments will subscribe to one-of-a-kind courses and courses taught by nationally recognized faculty. Most of those surveyed support faculty involvement in distance education, but they perceive that faculty need in-service education in order to teach distance courses effectively. Several programming issues were identified that have implications for ag communicators. (original)