Diamond Anniversary Lecture Series.

Overview & Synopsis

This document contains the texts of four lectures that were presented as part of a series commemorating the 75th anniversary of Ohio State University's Department of Agricultural Education. The first lecture, "The Conceptualization Process and Vocational Education Management," (Dewey A. Adams) discusses a five-step management behavior approach for use in teaching vocational education administration. "Educating Agriculturalists: New Wineskins for New Wine" (J. David McCracken) deals with the new clientele of agricultural education and the new programs and structures required to serve them effectively. A lecture titled "Scholarship in Agricultural Education: Its Essence and Mood," (J. Robert Warmbrod) examines the elements of scholarship and its role in agricultural education. The final lecture, "Interdisciplinary, Soft, Applied and Other Anomalies in Research: The Future," (Larry E. Miller) discusses the role of research in agricultural education programs, advocates the adoption of a systems approach to implementing research programs and preparing undergraduate and graduate agricultural students to perform research, and stresses the importance of gaining an understanding of social and behavioral science research. Each lecture includes a substantial reference list. (MN)