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Byrd, A. Preston; Saucier, P. Ryan; Anderson, Ryan G. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2019
Further investigation is needed to determine the specific laboratory management needs of agricultural education teachers. The theoretical foundation which guided this study was Bandura's theory of self-efficacy (1997). To further align this theory with this study, researchers explored the beliefs and one's capabilities to organize and excute the…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Self Efficacy
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Shaw, Angela; Helterbran, Kara – Journal of Extension, 2018
Workers on prison farms in the United States commonly grow produce and row crops and raise livestock. Teaching good agricultural practices to prisoners and prison staff increases the safety of the food produced and reduces the likelihood of an illness outbreak. We developed a food safety curriculum for use on prison farms in Iowa. In developing…
Descriptors: Food, Safety, Agricultural Education, Extension Education
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Balek, Bill – State Education Standard, 2012
Environmentally preferable products, sustainability, "green," reducing environmental footprint--have all become part of the everyday lexicon as schools, businesses, households, and the public sector have increasingly focused on strategies and tactics designed to reduce their impact on the environment and human health. State governments…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Sanitation, School Maintenance, Conservation (Environment)
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Nagel, Miriam C., Ed. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1984
Outlines a cooperative effort in Iowa to eliminate dangerous or unwanted chemicals from school science storerooms. Also reviews the Council of State Science Supervisor's safety program and discusses how to prevent cuts and punctures from jagged glass tubing. (JN)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Hazardous Materials, High Schools
George, Gail, Ed. – 1989
These resource materials are a part of a larger plan for groundwater education, as detailed in the Iowa Groundwater Education Strategy. The six units are arranged in priority order. The first unit covers the basics of groundwater and hydrogeology in Iowa. The other five units cover Iowa's groundwater issues in priority order, as outlined in the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Geology, Grade 7, Grade 8
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Bureau of Special Education. – 1992
This report discusses a federally mandated standard concerning establishment of a program to reduce exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) in Iowa schools and education agencies. The standard includes the following components: introduction, scope and application, definitions, exposure control, methods of compliance,…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Compliance (Legal), Disease Control, Elementary Secondary Education
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Gerlovich, Jack A.; Miller, Jim – Journal of Chemical Education, 1989
Described is a plan used in Iowa to remove stockpiled, unwanted chemicals from storeroom shelves. Points out that the plan takes 12-15 months to complete. Notes the average cost per district was $575. (MVL)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Hazardous Materials, Laboratory Safety, Occupational Safety and Health