The Summaries of Research and Development Activities in Agricultural Education Completed in the United States of America 1987-88.

Overview & Synopsis

This document includes abstracts of research and development projects dealing with agricultural education that were completed in the United States between September 1, 1987, and August 31, 1988. A total of 185 research abstracts are included (71 master's papers or theses, 44 doctoral dissertations, and 70 staff studies. Thirty institutions from 27 states contributed. The following are among the topics covered in the individual research projects: adult education; agricultural education programs (characteristics, context, future directions, funding, staffing); agricultural practices and the industry; agriculture teachers; curriculum and instruction in grades K-12 (competency assessment, curriculum development, implementation, instructional materials and technologies, science in agricultural education, and sequencing and scheduling); decision making; extension education; international education; postsecondary/university programs; psychological type profiles; rural schools; secondary agriculture students; and vocational education. Citations of research and development activities in progress, ERIC accession numbers for previous national summaries, and author and subject indexes are also included. (MN)