The social capital of collaboration is a critical part of the research process. While AAAE supports collaboration and inclusivity, analysis has not occurred for what collaborations are occurring. This study addressed collaboration between researchers via a social network analysis of coauthorship in the Journal of Agricultural Education from 2008 to 2017. There were 587 articles published in that time frame with 593 unique authors. The number of articles published annually and number of authors per article increased during the 10-year period. The majority of authors only published one article in the time frame analyzed. After excluding authors who never collaborated on an article, a social network of 582 coauthors was analyzed. There was a general tendency for the most prolific authors to also be the most connected, though there were some outliers. Of note, the majority of the most connected authors received their terminal degrees from one of three institutions. The majority of the most prolific coauthor pairs were advisor-advisee pairings, and the remainder were individuals who had worked at the same institution during much of the study’s time frame. A prolific coauthor pairing was not necessarily indicative of a connection that was important for bridging authors across the network.

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Curriculum and Instruction 1A. The curriculum includes the components required under Section 52454 of the Education Code: organized classes in the study of agriculture science and technology; student supervised agricultural experience; and a program of leadership, organization and personal development. 1B. The Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards for the Agriculture and Natural Resources Industry Sector are the basis for content of courses offered. Curriculum addresses "Foundation" and "Pathway" standards within the program pathway(s) and course sequences. 1C. Career paths in agriculture have been identified and can be found on a chart or diagram in the Program Plan. (Foundation Standard 3.0) 1D. The school master schedule allows students to follow the recommended sequence of agriculture courses to complete the selected career path(s). 1E. Agriculture Career Awareness information is included in every course. (FS 3.1, 3.2) 1F. The agriculture department utilizes computer hardware and software as an instructional tool. (FS 4.2,4.6) 1G. The agriculture curriculum includes the use of computer aided instruction by utilizing at least one of the following: (FS 4.2, 4.6) * Computerized Record Book * Agriscience Fair Report *Agriculture Term Paper * Job Resume Job Cover Letter * Agriculture/FFA Speech Manuscript * Portfolio Letter of Introduction * Other Agriculture Related Project 1H. Recordkeeping is taught in all agriculture classes. Every student maintains and completes (closes out) either an actual SAE Project or Mock Problem. (FS 10.3, 11.0) 1I. Record books of all students are maintained in the Department files until one year following graduation. 1J. Agriculture courses have been submitted to meet high school graduation requirements and/or University of California a-g credit. Quality Criteria 1 Teixeira 4 Curriculum and Instruction Anderson Union High School embodies the required components under Section 52454 of California Education Code in its curriculum. Classes include both Agricultural Science Classes (Ag Science I, Ag Science II, Ag Chemistry, Animal Science and Ornamental Horticulture) as well as technology classes (Ag Mechanics, Ag Welding). Students enrolled in Agricultural classes are graded based upon their involvement in SAE and FFA/Leadership Activities, and are required to participate in four activities per semester. Quality Criteria 2 Leadership and Citizenship Development 2A. An FFA Chapter has been chartered by the State Association or has been applied for. 2B. A Chapter Program of Work is developed annually and a copy is furnished to the Regional Supervisor by December 15th. 2C. Every student is given a grade based upon participation in leadership activities. 2D. All students enrolled in agriculture classes are affiliated with the State FFA Association. 2E. Based on previous year's records, the department participated in a minimum of 12 activities as listed on the FFA Activities Check Sheet. (Attached) 2F. A minimum of 80% of the students participate in at least three leadership ...