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.
Blau, Francine D. (author) and Ferber, Marianne A. (author)
Format:
Working paper
Publication Date:
1990-09
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 114 Document Number: D11014
Notes:
32 pages., National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Working Paper No. 3447., Broad overview of women's economic status in countries around the world. It examined specifically such important issues as labor force participation, occupational segregation, earnings, education, and the amount of time spent on housework.
