18 pages., via online journal., Meeting the demands of a proficient scientific workforce depends on students’ communication skill preparation. To describe students’ self-perceptions of their communication skills, we surveyed 315 students in Texas A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Participants noted they were most proficient in their ability to listen effectively and least proficient in asking effective questions. Each communication skill characteristic showed a statistically significant difference before and after college engagement, but we found no statistically significant difference in the overall communication scores of students. Therefore, we recommend: 1) interviewing employers to understand their perceptions of entry-level employees; 2) investigating when students transition from false sense of confidence to actual confidence; 3) conducting a longitudinal study to investigate students’ perceptions of communication skills throughout their college experience; 4) evaluating faculty’s communication
teaching methods across disciplines; and 5) investigating the influence of self-reflection on students’ attained communication skills. Conducting such studies could lead to stronger connections between the academy and the industry, especially as faculty strive to align their teaching with needs of the industry.
O'Neil, Maureen (author / International Development Research Center, PO Box 8500 Ottawa, Ontario K1G 3H9, Canada) and International Development Research Centre , Ottawa, Canada
Format:
Speech
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
Canada
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: C21064
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes4 Document Number: C12430
Notes:
Francis C. Byrnes Collection, Summary report of the Southern Regional Work Conferences for the Improvement of College Teaching in Agriculture. Sponsored by Danforth Foundation, Farm Foundation and Sears-Roebuck Foundation. 19 p.
Case report about public service activities in the human dimensions program of the Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 123 Document Number: D11167
Notes:
From the International Project file, "Indonesia - MUCIA Request," of the Agricultural Communications Program, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois., 11 pages., A request for a grant to implement an exploratory study of opportunities to improve rural development communication systems and programs in Indonesia. Includes situation analysis, scope of study, and budget proposal.
Reisner, Ann (author / Assistant Professor of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Assistant Professor of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1990
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 76 Document Number: C04139
Paper presented at the first national conference on agribusiness education in Australia, titled "Developing Tomorrow's Agribusiness Leaders," 1988 August 9-11; Canberra, Australia
Rossing, Walter A. H. (author), Sabatier, Rodolphe (author), Teillard, Félix (author), Groot, Jeroen C. J. (author), and Tittonell, Pablo (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2017
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08790
Notes:
Pages 261-280 in Gordon, Iain J. Prins, Herbert H.T. Squire, Geoff R. (eds.), Food production and nature conservation: conflicts and solutions. United Kingdom: Routledge, London. 348 pages.
17 pages, via online journal, Purpose: This quantitative study sought to investigate the perceptions of teachers and students regarding competency-based education (CBE) principles at the College of Agriculture at Razi University.
Design: This research is a comparative analysis of two groups. The first group consists of undergraduate and graduate students majoring in agriculture who are members and non-members of student cooperatives (n = 256). The second group consists of agricultural faculty members (n = 59).
Findings: The results of this study show that students and teachers have different views with regard to the extent to which CBE principles are practiced in the College of Agriculture. Moreover, students with different learning patterns had different perceptions regarding the extent to which CBE is practiced, whereas teachers with different teaching patterns had the same perception of the application of CBE principles in the College of Agriculture.
Practical implications: This study has practical implications for agricultural higher education in general and colleges of agriculture in particular. Colleges of agriculture across Iran could encourage their students to establish and engage in student cooperatives so that the ‘what’ and ‘how’ aspects of CBE are put into practice.
Theoretical implications: This study has theoretical implications for CBE principles. For example, student cooperatives can be utilized by faculty members as one of the main strategies for developing CBE in agricultural colleges.
Originality/value: This study is original in that it moves from theory to practice when considering CBE.
