Beginning agriculture teachers (n=76) rated their performance and need for inservice training in 163 competencies, then ranked the level of importance of the competencies. Only 4 ranked among the top 15 in both. Mean weighted discrepancy rankings were more congruent with inservice needs in the literature. The discrepancy approach may be a more…

Phase II of a two-part study identified the inservice needs of 63 entry-level agriculture teachers in Texas by comparing rankings of inservice needs as determined by direct assessment in phase I and as determined by a mean weighted discrepancy score. In phase II, teachers rated the level of importance of 163 competencies. A discrepancy score was…

The inservice needs of entry-phase agriculture teachers in Texas were examined in a descriptive study that focused on Texas entry-phase agriculture teachers' personal and situational characteristics, their own assessment of their performance on specific competencies, and their need for inservice training on specific competencies. The target…