An analysis of the food safety educational processes in the Cooperative Extension System of the North Central Region of the United States

Abstract

CHAPTER 2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE U.S. and global food safety situation Theoretical and conceptual framework Characteristics and usefulness of perceptions Cooperative Extension System Adult Education Brief history and assumptions about adult education Adult education philosophies Transactional modes of adult education Teaching methods and tools Educational processes and inservice education Inservice education relative to the identified educational processes iii Previous related studies Summary CHAPTER 3. METHODS Research design Data source Sampling procedure Instrumentation Data collection Data analysis Assumptions made by the investigator Limitations/delimitations of the study CHAPTER 4. FINDINGS Demographic information Distribution of work experience Distribution of age Distribution of gender Distribution of academic degrees Perceptions of extension educators toward food safety Importance and use of educational process components Food safety educational processes related inservice needs Perceived effectiveness of teaching methods and tools used in food safety educational programs Extent of use of teaching methods and tools in food safety educational programs Overall comments provided by extension educators CHAPTER 5. DISCUSSION Demographic information of extension educators iv Perceptions of extension educators toward food safety Perceptions of extension educators toward the educational processes related to food safety education Food safety education process related inservice needs Teaching methods and tools used in food safety educational programs Food safety education delivery model for extension educators of the North Central Region