Employability Skills and Trends in the Outdoor Power and Equipment Industry

Alston, Antoine J.; Anderson, Ryan; English, Chastity Warren; Wakefield, Dexter

doi:10.9741/2578-2118.1021

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“…Teacher education programs should be structured to more sufficiently prepare graduates in the area of agricultural mechanics (Burris et al, 2005). With the push from the agricultural mechanics industry and the opportunity for increased time spent in the agricultural mechanics laboratory (Byrd et al, 2015;Hainline & Wells, 2019), agricultural education teachers may be the sole contact for students wishing to pursue careers in the agricultural mechanics field (Alston et al, 2018).…”

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Agricultural Mechanics Preparation: How Much Do School Based Agricultural Education Teachers Recieve?

Clark,

Anderson,

Paulsen

2021

JAE

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The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the amount of preparation Iowa inservice secondary agricultural education teachers received in agricultural mechanics at the university level. Secondary School Based Agricultural Education instructors attending the Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators' summer conference were given a paper-based survey instrument to report their perceptions of the agricultural mechanics skills and training they had received at the postsecondary level. Agricultural education teachers indicated that safety, welding, and construction were among the skills with highest concentration of instruction received at the postsecondary level. The areas in which teachers received the least amount of preparation were surveying, technology, and tractor skills. The overall lack of instruction in agricultural mechanics at the postsecondary level may lead to inexperienced and underprepared teachers. We recommended weekend or summer training be offered for inservice teachers who did not receive or received very little training at the postsecondary level. It is also recommended postsecondary institutions organize consistent ways in which agricultural mechanics courses are offered so that preservice agriculture teachers receive appropriate training prior to entering the profession.

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Agricultural Mechanics Preparation: How Much Do School Based Agricultural Education Teachers Recieve?

Clark,

Anderson,

Paulsen

2021

JAE

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Do They Believe They Can Communicate? Assessing College Students' Perceived Ability to Communicate About Agricultural Sciences

Norris¹,

Murphrey²,

Leggette³

2019

JAE

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Meeting the demands of a proficient scientific workforce depends on students’ communication skill preparation. To describe students’ self-perceptions of their communication skills, we surveyed 315 students in Texas A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Participants noted they were most proficient in their ability to listen effectively and least proficient in asking effective questions. Each communication skill characteristic showed a statistically significant difference before and after college engagement, but we found no statistically significant difference in the overall communication scores of students. Therefore, we recommend: 1) interviewing employers to understand their perceptions of entry-level employees; 2) investigating when students transition from false sense of confidence to actual confidence; 3) conducting a longitudinal study to investigate students’ perceptions of communication skills throughout their college experience; 4) evaluating faculty’s communication teaching methods across disciplines; and 5) investigating the influence of self-reflection on students’ attained communication skills. Conducting such studies could lead to stronger connections between the academy and the industry, especially as faculty strive to align their teaching with needs of the industry.

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Employability Skills and Trends in the Outdoor Power and Equipment Industry

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Agricultural Mechanics Preparation: How Much Do School Based Agricultural Education Teachers Recieve?

Agricultural Mechanics Preparation: How Much Do School Based Agricultural Education Teachers Recieve?

Do They Believe They Can Communicate? Assessing College Students' Perceived Ability to Communicate About Agricultural Sciences

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