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Peer reviewedMcCracken, J. David; Etuk, Lugard A. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1986
Describes a study that investigated whether demographic characteristics, job characteristics, and work experiences could explain the degree of commitment to teaching by Ohio teachers of vocational agriculture. Based upon the findings, certain factors seem significant to teacher commitment: personal importance, first-year job challenge, vocational…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Demography, Secondary Education, Secondary School Teachers
Byrd, J. Rick; McCracken, J. David – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1976
The duty areas of agriculture/agribusiness task statements identified in an Ohio study can be an asset in the development of updated courses of study relevant to secondary-level students' needs. Teachers of vocational agriculture can use these common core tasks as a curriculum-discussion base with the local advisory committee. (Author/AJ)
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Curriculum Development, Job Analysis
Download full textEtuk, Lugard A.; McCracken, J. David – 1987
A study investigated the major factors--demographic characteristics, job characteristics, and work experiences--related to commitment to teaching as a profession among Ohio teachers of vocational agriculture. The population was a random selection from the Ohio secondary school teachers of vocational agriculture listed in the 1983-84 directory.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Individual Characteristics, Occupational Information, Secondary Education
Baker, Matt; McCracken, J. David – 1991
This study explores the relationships between the percentage of successful property tax issues and community and school characteristics in rural school districts in Ohio. Data were obtained for 74 rural school districts between 1984 and 1988; sources were government statistics and a questionnaire survey of school principals. The dependent variable…
Descriptors: Athletics, Bond Issues, Community Characteristics, Educational Finance
Welch, Antoinette Wojciak; McCracken, J. David – 1983
A study examined the readability of vocational horticulture instructional materials used by 40 schools participating in the 1981 Ohio Horticulture Achievement Testing Program. During the first part of the study, researchers administered a mail questionnaire to 31 teachers to identify the materials that were used most frequently, to obtain…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Education, Difficulty Level, Horticulture
Peer reviewedMcCracken, J. David; And Others – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1984
This study described the nature of the students enrolled in vocational agriculture in Clark County, Ohio. The study determined the relationship between the family farm situation of the students and their occupational goals, reasons for their decisions to enroll, after-graduation plans, and whether they are male or female. (CT)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Choice, Career Planning, Decision Making
McCracken, J. David; Peasley, Donald D. – 1995
Four studies examined financial and achievement issues in rural Ohio school districts. Based on both county population and location relative to a metropolitan statistical area, schools were assigned to five location categories: rural, semirural, rural/suburban, suburban, and urban. Study 1 examined financial characteristics of the 73 rural Ohio…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
