DURING 1964-65, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE GIVEN TO 6,706 STUDENTS IN GRADES 8-10 TO ASCERTAIN THEIR INTEREST IN PREPARATION FOR AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS. STUDENTS FROM 13 SCHOOLS WHICH OFFERED AGRICULTURE COURSES, AND NINE WHICH DID NOT, WERE ASKED TO INDICATE THEIR INTEREST IN AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND THEIR CHOICE OF THE FOLLOWING--(1) AGRICULTURAL…

ONE OF A SERIES DESIGNED TO HELP TEACHERS PREPARE POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY OCCUPATIONS AS PARTS MEN, MECHANICS, HELPERS, AND SERVICE SUPERVISORS, THIS MODULE AIMS TO DEVELOP STUDENT ABILITY TO MEET CUSTOMERS, PRESENT SUPPLIES AND SERVICES TO CUSTOMERS, OVERCOME RESISTANCE, AND CLOSE A SALE. IT WAS DESIGNED BY…

ONE IN A SERIES DESIGNED TO HELP TEACHERS PREPARE POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS FOR THE AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY SERVICE OCCUPATIONS AS PARTS MEN, MECHANICS, MECHANIC'S HELPERS, OR SERVICE SUPERVISORS, THIS GUIDE AIMS TO DEVELOP STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF WELDING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AND ABILITY TO PERFORM SKILLS REQUIRED OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS. IT WAS…

Field tested by teachers from the northeastern states who participated in a landscape horticulture teacher's institute July 5-22, 1966, this student reference is one of a series of instructional aids developed by the Pennsylvania State University Department of Agricultural Education. The content includes problem areas of: (1) Exploring…

This teacher's manual is one of a series of instructional aids prepared by the Department of Agricultural Education at the Pennsylvania State University. It includes suggestions and references for the teacher to use with the student manual available as VT 007 369. In addition to the subject matter in the student manual, pages are inserted at the…

This student handbook is one of a series of instructional aids prepared and edited by the Department of Agricultural Education at the Pennsylvania State University. Its organization and content were field tested, evaluated, and improved by teachers attending summer institutes in ornamental horticulture in 1966 and 1967. The content includes…

Developmental programs resulting from the increased emphasis on off-farm agricultural occupations and considered innovative by state wupervisors of agricultural education are described: (1) 17 high school vocational agriculture programs in horticulture, agricultural mechanics, forestry and conservation, agriculture and distribution, cooperative…

This manual gives a definition of seed treatment, the types of seeds normally treated, diseases and insects commonly associated with seeds, fungicides and insecticides used, types of equipment used for seed treatment, and information on labeling and coloring of treated seed, pesticide carriers, binders, stickers, and safety precautions. (BB)

In the early days of vocational agriculture, the supervised occupational experience program (SOEP) included only supervised farming activities and provided experience in the preparation for the occupation of farming. With the vocational legislation of the 1960s, vocational agriculture through the SOEP provided experience in preparing for the…

Focuses on an OEO-funded farming project through which northern New Mexico Pueblo American Indians are growing crops indoors in nutritive water and gravel through a cultivation process known as hydroponics. (RJ)

A comprehensive rural "agribusiness industry" curriculum might include: (1) The World of Work (Grade 7 or 8), (2) Vocational Orientation (Grade 9), (3) Basic Agriculture and Industry (Grade 10), (4) Specialized Agribusiness Industry (Grade 11), and (5) Advanced Agribusiness Industry (Grade 12). (DM)

Includes "Teaching Agrimarketing" (Leising); "Agrisales and Marketing" (Downey, McFarland); "Agrimarketing: A Tool Every Agriculture Student Needs" (Barrett); "Using FFA (Future Farmers of America) Activities to Teach Agrimarketing" (Egan); "FFA Commodity Marketing Activity" (Moore, Day); and…

Only 30 of 365 rural middle school students in New York identified traditional agricultural careers as ideal jobs. However, 170 additional students identified areas of interest in the more broadly defined industry of agriculture, food, fiber, and natural resources. Reclassification of occupations using the industry concept was recommended. (SK)