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Download full textJohnson, Johnny M.; Webb, Earl S. – 1969
To determine what should be taught to persons preparing for employment in the horticultural industry, 30 nursery owners or operators chosen from five geographic areas of nursery concentration in Texas were interviewed. The specific objectives were to determine: (1) the most important competencies, (2) the influence of geographic location and size…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Job Skills
Legacy, Jim; And Others – 1980
This competency-based curriculum unit on maintaining the landscape is one of five developed for classroom use in teaching the landscape/nursery area of horticulture. The five sections are each divided into teaching content (in a question-and-answer format) and student skills that outline steps and factors for consideration. Topics covered include…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Check Lists, Competency Based Education, Grounds Keepers
Clark, Nathan H. – Agr Educ Mag, 1969
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Ornamental Horticulture, Ornamental Horticulture Occupations, Program Descriptions
Dillon, Roy Dean – 1965
To determine if separate and specialized courses of agriculture are needed by workers in licensed nurseries and licensed ornamental horticulture businesses, this study utilized questionnaires of 100 items of knowledge in agriculture. Results indicate that: (1) 84 items of knowledge in agriculture are needed by directors of these businesses, (2) 76…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Business Skills, Comparative Analysis
Jones, Richard D. – Agricultural Education, 1977
Growing interest in conservation and horticulture in New York State has caused the addition of these specialized areas to the annual statewide agricultural education contests. Contest categories in both areas are listed. (MF)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Conservation (Environment), Horticulture, Ornamental Horticulture
Welch, A. W. – 1984
This teacher's guide is designed for use in a vocational horticulture course designed to prepare students for jobs as nursery workers. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: the nursery industry; soils; plant growth; plant nutrition; plant propagation methods; nursery field practices; pest control; techniques for…
Descriptors: Accounting, Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Botany
Illinois Univ., Urbana. Coll. of Agriculture. – 1967
THIS RESOURCE MATERIAL FOR USE IN HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND ADULT FARMER CLASSES WAS DESIGNED BY SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS, TEACHER EDUCATORS, SUPERVISORS, AND TEACHERS. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO HELP SOLVE PROBLEMS IN TRANSPLANTING SHADE TREES. THE MAJOR SECTION TITLES ARE STATED AS PROBLEMS -- (1) HOW SHOULD I PREPARE A TREE FOR MOVING,…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Education, High Schools, Horticulture
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1988
This document contains the occupational duty/task lists for 9 occupations in the horticulture series. Each occupation is divided into a number of duties. A separate page for each duty in the occupation lists the tasks in that duty along with its code number and columns to indicate whether that particular duty has been taught and to provide space…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Employment Qualifications, Field Crops
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Dept. of Agricultural Education. – 1987
This set of teacher-developed instructional units is intended for use in secondary-level vocational agriculture courses dealing with landscape and nursery management courses. The following topics are covered in the individual units: identification of landscape plants, selection of landscape plants, understanding soils and fertilizers, water…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Landscaping, Learning Activities
Long, Diana – 1979
This instructor's guide accompanies the secondary-level, competency-based student material for Nursery and Greenhouse Worker available separately--see note. It is intended for use as a reference and aid in implementing the curriculum in a vocational agriculture program. These sections are included: identification and validation of job titles and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Greenhouses
DILLON, ROY D. – 1965
THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH WORKERS WITH THE JOB TITLES OF GENERAL DIRECTORS, SALESMEN, SUPERVISORS, AND FIELD WORKERS IN LICENSED NURSERIES NEEDED AGRICULTURALLY ORIENTED KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAME KIND AND LEVEL AS WORKERS IN COMPARABLE JOB TITLES IN ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE BUSINESSES. DATA WERE COLLECTED BY PERSONAL…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Curriculum, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes
Direct linkGibbs, Hope J. – Techniques Making Education and Career Connections, 2005
Traditionally, students have been strongly encouraged at the high school level to consider careers and choose courses that would fortify occupations of interest. Today, administrators and educators across the nation realize that developing students' interest must be addressed earlier--at the middle school level. Agriculture educators believe this…
Descriptors: Horticulture, Biotechnology, Agricultural Education
Bania, Kent; Cummings, John, Ed. – 1977
The 88 activity guides in this document are intended to supplement the initial or organized instruction of the agricultural teacher at the secondary educational level. Some of the activities require one student to complete, others may need two or more students working in a team. Some activities also require followup checking within a few days to…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Educational Media, Horticulture
Legacy, Jim; And Others – 1980
This competency-based curriculum unit on planting turf is one of four developed for classroom use in teaching the turf and lawn services area of horticulture. The eight sections are each divided into teaching content (in a question-and-answer format) and student skills that outline steps and factors for consideration. Topics covered include…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Check Lists, Competency Based Education, Horticulture
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Vocational and Technical Education. – 1965
ONE OF A SERIES DESIGNED TO PREPARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR HORTICULTURE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, THIS GUIDE HAS AS ITS MAJOR OBJECTIVE TO DEVELOP THE UNDERSTANDINGS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO GROW HIGH-QUALITY HORTICULTURAL PLANTS. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY A NATIONAL TASK FORCE ON THE BASIS OF DATA FROM STATE STUDIES. SUBJECT MATTER AREAS ARE (1) ECONOMIC…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Bibliographies, High Schools, Horticulture
