Extension professionals support agricultural education career awareness

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Mott, Rebecca (author), Tummons, John (author), Simonsen, Jon C. (author), Cletzer, D.A. (author), Peckman, Jaelyn (author), and Plaugher, Seth (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2024-06-19
    URL:
    https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol62/iss1/6/
    Published:
    USA: Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE)
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D13278
    Journal Title:
    The Journal of Extension
    Journal Title Details:
    62(1) : Article 6
    Subject Term:
    agricultural education, careers, education, extension, leadership, mentor, high school, COVID-19, recruitment, covid-19 impact, preparation, agricultural education careers, leadership programs, career success, career opportunities, next generation, extension employees, career exploration, and active learning
    Notes:
    5 pages, The Covid-19-induced moratorium on campus visits allowed faculty from University of Missouri’s Agricultural Education & Leadership (AEL) program and Missouri Extension time to reconsider our campus visit structure and be more purposeful in our recruitment efforts. We organized a showcase to expose high school students to career paths and help them understand how our program could help prepare them for career success in the formal agriculture classroom, Extension, or the agriculture. We urge extension professionals to consider how they can be involved with events that raise students’ awareness about career opportunities while simultaneously recruiting the next generation of extension employees.

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