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Stokes, C. Shannon; Brace, Kathy D. – 1986
A study of 1,497 nonmetropolitan counties was conducted to test the possible contribution of agricultural chemical use to cancer mortality rates in rural counties. The dependent variables were 20-year age-adjusted mortality rates for 1950 to 1969 for five categories of cancer: genital, urinary, lymphatic, respiratory, and digestive. Because sex…
Descriptors: Agricultural Supplies, Cancer, Death, Demography
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
Miller, Daniel R.; And Others – 1975
To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the chemical applicator is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed and are essential…
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education, Fertilizers, Herbicides
Stevens, Nick; And Others – 1993
This resource is designed to assist rural adult literacy students. It deals with chemicals on the farm and aims to help students understand the technical language, concepts, and operations associated with spraying safely and effectively. The kit proceeds step-by-step from purchase to disposal. Material is divided into two sections. Section 1…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Farmer Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Agricultural Education Section. – 1979
These forty-two learning activity packages, intended for student use, are based on a catalog of performance objectives, criterion-referenced measures, and performance guides for gardening-groundskeeping developed by the Vocational Education Consortium of States (V-TECS). They are organized by four areas of instruction: Organizing and Planning…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Fertilizers, Gardening
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Dept. of Education, Saipan. – 1980
This agricultural curriculum guide on horticulture for secondary students is one of six developed for inservice teachers at Marianas High School in Saipan. The guide provides the rationale, description, goals, and objectives of the program; the program of studies and performance objectives by levels; samples of lesson plans for effective delivery…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Class Activities, Curriculum Guides
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1985
This reference manual for training Peace Corps agricultural development workers deals with crops. The document begins with common units of area, length, weight, volume, and conversions between them. A practice problem is worked and other conversion problems are given. The second section is intended to show agricultural field workers how to survey…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agricultural Personnel, Agricultural Production, Agronomy
Rutgers, The State Univ., New Brunswick, NJ. Cook Coll. – 1985
A horticultural core curriculum and draft copies of three horticultural cluster curricula are provided. Materials related to the curriculum development project appear first. The core curriculum is designed to provide broad initial instruction in horticulture for students in the first year of a secondary-level vocational horticulture program. The…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Business Administration, Core Curriculum, Floriculture
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1975
This plan of instruction, lesson plans, and student study guides and workbooks for a secondary-postsecondary level course for an entomology specialist are one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. The course includes training on…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Agriculture, Behavioral Objectives
Padelford, Stewart L.; Cvancara, Joseph G., Ed. – 1984
This curriculum guide is intended to provide vocational agriculture instructors with an up-to-date resource dealing with grape production in Washington. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: the history of grape production; grape types important to Washington; site selection for a vineyard; establishment and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Agronomy
Leonard, David – 1981
This manual, primarily designed to help Peace Corps volunteers develop and strengthen their agricultural skills, deals with traditional field crops. The focus of the manual is on surveying and interpreting local agricultural environment and individual farm units, developing agricultural extension techniques and practices, and providing basic…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Agronomy
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1990
This publication is designed to provide a core of instruction for the many different fields in agricultural/horticultural education. This course contains 21 instructional units that cover the following topics: introduction to horticulture; beginning a career in horticulture; hand and power tools; introduction to safety; growing facilities;…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Entry Workers
1982
This manual, prepared for use by Peace Corps volunteers, provides background information and practical knowledge about crop production. The manual is designed to convey insights into basic crop production, principles, and practices. Primary emphasis is given to providing explanations and illustrations of soil, plant, and water relationships as…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Agricultural Supplies
Morris, Michael L., Ed. – 1982
This manual presents a simple, step-by-step description of irrigated rice production in Sierra Leone. It is geared specifically to the role and needs of Peace Corps volunteers who, since the mid-1970s, have worked as agricultural extension agents in the Sierra Leone Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The manual is designed to serve both as a…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Safety, Agricultural Skills
Leonard, David – 1987
Written in French, this manual, which deals with traditional field crops, is primarily designed to help Peace Corps volunteers develop and strengthen their agricultural skills. The focus of the manual is on surveying and interpreting local agricultural environment and individual farm units, developing agricultural extension techniques and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Agronomy