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Jorhie Beadle; Laurie Thorp; Seven Mattes; Ellie Vondette; Dale W. Rozeboom – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2024
Preparing college students with the skills to engage in multidisciplinary problem solving, especially as it relates to the wicked problems of agriculture, has been called for by scholars for nearly two decades (UNFAO, 2006; Boyer, 1998; NRC 1998). Our nation's Land Grants, with the mission to provide practical education, and particularly…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education
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Sirrine, J. R.; Eschbach, Cheryl L.; Lizotte, Erin; Rothwell, N. L. – Journal of Extension, 2016
As early-career Extension educators challenged by societal, structural, agricultural, and fiscal trends, we designed a multiyear educational program to support the diverse needs of emerging specialty crop producers in northwest Michigan. This article presents outcomes of that program. We explore how Extension professionals can develop impactful…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Training Methods, Professional Development, Agricultural Occupations
CLARK, RAYMOND M. – 1965
A PILOT PROGRAM CONDUCTED AT PIGEON, MICHIGAN, IN 1962-64 INDICATED A SERIOUS LACK OF MATERIALS FOR PROVIDING AN INTEGRATED INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM FOR TRAINING PROSPECTIVE WORKERS FOR NONFARM INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESSES. THE FEED INDUSTRY WAS CHOSEN FOR A PROJECT WHICH WOULD--(1) ANALYZE THE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED IN THE INDUSTRY, (2) DETERMINE THE…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Employment Qualifications, Feed Industry
CHRISTENSEN, MAYNARD; CLARK, RAYMOND M. – 1965
THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE VOCATIONAL COMPETENCIES NEEDED FOR EMPLOYMENT BELOW THE MANUFACTURING LEVEL IN THE AGRICULTURAL-CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN MICHIGAN. NINE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED IN THE INDUSTRY WERE LISTED--RESEARCH, TRANSPORTATION, PROCESSING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, SALES, SERVICE, OFFICE RECORDS AND MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND…
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Educational Programs
Thuemmel, William L.; And Others – 1975
This manual contains a tabular report of the competency identification of job task analysis component (Part Two) of the research project entitled "Agribusiness and Natural Resources Education in Michigan: Employment Demand, Competencies Required, and Recommended Delivery Systems." The data is a tabular supplement to Chapter III of the…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Educational Research
Moore, Eddie A. – 1976
Designed to assist in the planning of statewide programs of vocational agriculture in Michigan, this report is also intended to assist local educators, administrators, and concerned citizens in planning needed vocational agriculture programs in Career Education Planning Districts. Procedures and findings are presented of a comprehensive analysis…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Occupations