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Rhodes, Kenneth B. – 1980
A study was conducted to develop and field test a greenhouse production record book and unit of instruction for growing potted chrysanthemums. Twenty high schools in Pennsylvania with horticulture departments formed the population for the study. The twenty schools were randomly assigned to four treatment levels: (1) five classes received the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Research, Floriculture, Greenhouses
Attarian, A. Ronald – 1980
The purpose of this study was to identify the professional horticultural competencies that vocational horticultural teachers must perform successfully and to distinguish between those competencies needed by entry level teachers and those needed by experienced teachers. A secondary purpose was to examine differences in the ratings of the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Competence
Makin, Richard C. – 1981
A study examined which agricultural mechanics skills were being taught by vocational horticulture teachers in Pennsylvania and compared the degree of proficiency possessed by teachers for particular competencies with the indicated relative importance of these competencies as perceived by employers in the horticulture industry. Also examined were…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Skills, Competence
