SAE Research Needs Identified in the Agricultural Education Literature

Abstract

For more than a century agricultural education has espoused a trilateral pedagogical model consisting of three distinct yet interdependent educational areas: classroom and laboratory instruction, supervised agricultural experience (SAE), and leadership and personal development through participation in FFA. Classroom/laboratory instruction includes learning activities in the context of the agricultural education classroom. FFA is the youth leadership organization that augments classroom instruction and SAE by providing career development events, award incentives, and leadership development opportunities. The experiential learning feature of SAE and the intra-curricular aspect of FFA are what make the agricultural education model different from conventional education models.