Handbook on agricultural education in public schools

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phipps, Lloyd James (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Clifton Park, NY : Thomson Delmar Learning , c2008
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Philosophy and scope of school-based agricultural education
  • Development of school-based agricultural education
  • Agricultural education through cooperative extension
  • Agricultural education provided by industry, community, and governmental agencies
  • Using advisory councils and support groups
  • Planning and managing educational programs
  • Planning courses of study
  • Developing and improving facilities and resources
  • Establishing and maintaining positive community and professional relationships
  • Promoting and marketing the program
  • Evaluating agricultural education programs
  • Theoretical foundations of effective teaching
  • Effective teacher behaviors and characteristics
  • Teaching methods and strategies
  • Problem-solving teaching in agricultural education
  • Planning for instruction
  • Assessing student learning
  • Using computers and instructional media
  • Teaching in laboratory settings
  • Teaching agriscience
  • Meeting the diverse needs of all learners
  • Teacher professional growth and improvement
  • Fundamentals of personal leadership development
  • The FFA as a youth leadership development tool
  • FFA chapter development and advisement
  • Overview of supervised agricultural experience programs
  • Developing and expanding SAE programs
  • Supervising and evaluating SAE programs
  • Agricultural education at the postsecondary level
  • Examining the nature of adult education in agriculture
  • Teaching adults