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CLARK, RAYMOND M. – 1965
A PILOT PROGRAM CONDUCTED AT PIGEON, MICHIGAN, IN 1962-64 INDICATED A SERIOUS LACK OF MATERIALS FOR PROVIDING AN INTEGRATED INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM FOR TRAINING PROSPECTIVE WORKERS FOR NONFARM INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESSES. THE FEED INDUSTRY WAS CHOSEN FOR A PROJECT WHICH WOULD--(1) ANALYZE THE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED IN THE INDUSTRY, (2) DETERMINE THE…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Employment Qualifications, Feed Industry
Hansen, Herbert Eugene – 1970
To determine needed competencies in welding for agricultural maintenance, questionnaires from 185 farmers familar with welding and 96 job-shop welders representing 40 percent of the Iowa vocational agriculture departments were rated and evaluated. The ten most needed competencies in arc welding were found to be: (1) understanding of the effect of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Skills, Masters Theses
Skadburg, Norman D. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1972
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Skills
Robinson, Ward R. – 1986
This document consists of a teacher's guide for a competency-based course on homestead and gardening skills designed for North Carolina's 11th- and 12th-grade students, and a list of competency test items applicable to the course. The teacher's guide contains course specifications, a list of competency statements, a sheet describing each unit of…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Skills
BINKLEY, HAROLD – 1965
AS A BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING FOUR PILOT PROGRAMS IN OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS, COMPETENCIES NEEDED BY EMPLOYEES IN AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY BUSINESSES WERE DETERMINED BY A SURVEY OF 90 EMPLOYEES IN 65 BUSINESSES IN KENTUCKY. THE COMPETENCIES WERE GROUPED BY UNDERSTANDINGS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES. OF 251 COMPETENCIES SURVEYED IN THE SIX MAJOR…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Skills, Business Skills
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Auckland, J. N.; Weatherup, C. – Journal of Biological Education, 1973
Describes performance characteristics of students in an agriculture education program for which no formal qualifications are stressed. (PS)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Career Education, Educational Research
Caldwell, Wally – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1973
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations
Hoerner, Thomas A. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1972
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Skills
Morozov, M. E. – Soviet Education, 1970
Asserts that the combined effort of schools and farms to educate youth in agricultural methods must be intensified in order to keep pace with the sharp increase in agricultural mechanization provided for in the forthcoming five year plan. (JB)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Skills, Farm Labor
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Webb, Ryland E.; And Others – Journal of Nutrition Education, 1982
A program was developed to integrate the father into nutritional training and to focus on how he could play a more knowledgeable role in the nutrition concerns of his family. When a means was presented, the father readily accepted the opportunity to become involved in improving the family's nutritional health. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Agricultural Skills, Cooperative Programs, Developing Nations, Family Health
Nakagawa, Charles H.; Honquilada, Q. L. – 1985
This book provides the basic knowledge and guides for the construction and operation of a small-scale, family-size biogas unit. The first chapter discusses the benefits of biogas production and the Chinese biogas model. The second chapter shows the components, design formulas, and sizing units of the biogas model. Chapter 3 describes actual…
Descriptors: Agricultural Skills, Biological Influences, Construction (Process), Energy Conservation
Hills, Larry; Meaders, O. Donald – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1976
The article is an account of the experiences of a missionary "enabler" helping with the settlement of families, the development of farming and community activities, and the general improvement of conditions in Nega Nega, Zambia. (Author/MS)
Descriptors: Agricultural Skills, Agricultural Technicians, Change Agents, Clergy
CHRISTENSEN, MAYNARD; CLARK, RAYMOND M. – 1965
THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE VOCATIONAL COMPETENCIES NEEDED FOR EMPLOYMENT BELOW THE MANUFACTURING LEVEL IN THE AGRICULTURAL-CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN MICHIGAN. NINE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED IN THE INDUSTRY WERE LISTED--RESEARCH, TRANSPORTATION, PROCESSING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, SALES, SERVICE, OFFICE RECORDS AND MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND…
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Educational Programs
Wood, Kirk J. – 1978
A study was conducted to identify the skills and training needs of Uintah Basin (Utah) beef cattle producers. A questionnaire form was mailed to a random sample of 210 beef producers. The questionnaire consisted of a list of 106 skills to be rated by the respondents. Two basic questions were asked about each skill: (1) How important is the skill…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Educational Needs, Job Skills
Michigan State Dept. of Public Instruction, Lansing. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1966
THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE TO ASSIST VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS IN DEVELOPING COURSES OF INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PERSONS PREPARING FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE, AND TO HELP THOSE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE WHO WISH TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE IN THEIR OCCUPATION. A CHART SHOWING A FLEXIBLE 4-YEAR…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Course Content, Curriculum Development
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