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Chumbley, Steven; Hainline, Mark S.; Wells, Trent – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2019
Educational laboratory management is a paramount issue in agricultural education settings. Agricultural mechanics laboratories are found in many agricultural education programs. One of the most important issues an instructor in agricultural education settings faces is safety in the agricultural mechanics laboratory. Identifying and cultivating a…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Laboratory Safety, Classroom Environment, Agricultural Engineering
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Chumbley, Steven Boot; Hainline, Mark S.; Haynes, J. Chris – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2018
A pressing concern in all agricultural mechanics courses is safety. Lab activities have an inherent propensity to cause serious injury. The safety practices which are taught by teachers are largely dependent on the equipment in the laboratory and the resources available to the program. Various researchers have indicated that problems have existed…
Descriptors: Laboratory Safety, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Education, Safety Education
Saucier, P. Ryan; McKim, Billy R. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2011
Skills needed to manage a laboratory are essential knowledge for all school-based, agriculture teachers who instruct agricultural mechanics curriculum (Saucier, Terry, & Schumacher, 2009). This research investigated the professional development needs of Texas agricultural education student teachers regarding agricultural mechanics laboratory…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Needs Assessment, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Education
Fuller, Edward J.; Picucci, Ali Callicoatte; Collins, James W.; Swann, Philip – 2001
This paper reports on a survey to discover the types of laboratory accidents that occur in Texas public schools, the factors associated with such accidents, and the practices of schools with regard to current laboratory safety requirements. The purpose of the survey is to better understand safety conditions in Texas public schools and to help…
Descriptors: Accidents, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Laboratory Safety
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Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Curriculum Development. – 1989
An environment appropriate for activity-oriented science is one that contains sufficient work space, equipment, and materials for students to practice and master the essential elements. This publication was developed to aid Texas school administrators, teachers, and architects to upgrade existing science facilities or plan new ones for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Field Trips, Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Experiments
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Texley, Juliana – Science Teacher, 2005
Science teachers often have two different curricula--the ideal framework on paper and the real, day-to-day instructional program that occurs in the classroom. A number of factors can affect how much of that ideal framework is accomplished. For example, how a facility is designed and how space is used can affect student achievement, classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Science Teachers, Science Curriculum, Science Laboratories