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Rank, Bryan D.; Retallick, Michael S. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2017
Faculty in agricultural teacher education programs are responsible for preparing future teachers to lead effective school-based agricultural education programs. However, agriculture teachers are having difficulty implementing supervised agricultural experience (SAE), even though they value it conceptually as a program component. In an effort to…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Agricultural Education, Problem Solving, Field Experience Programs
Rank, Bryan D.; Retallick, Michael S. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2016
In the 1990s, a series of research syntheses were conducted regarding supervised agricultural experience. These syntheses included supervised agricultural experience (SAE) research from 1964 through 1993. With these past syntheses as the premise, contemporary SAE research was identified, synthesized, and coded into emerging themes. Inclusion…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Agricultural Education, Educational Research, Participation
Paulsen, Thomas H.; Smalley, Scott W.; Retallick, Michael S. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2016
The traditional student teaching experience includes a complex, triadic relationship between student teacher, cooperating teacher, and the university supervisor. Studies seeking to understand this experience from the perspectives of the student teacher and cooperating teacher are commonly found in the literature; yet research specific to the…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Student Teaching, Student Teacher Supervisors, Behavior Theories
Smalley, Scott W.; Retallick, Michael S. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2012
The purpose of this national study was to describe agricultural teacher education early field experience (EFE) practices using the EFE model. The population for this study was all agricultural education teacher preparation programs (N = 83) listed in the AAAE Directory of University Faculty in Agricultural Education. Data were collected via an…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Field Experience Programs, Teacher Education, Cooperating Teachers
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Smalley, Scott W.; Retallick, Michael S.; Paulsen, Thomas H. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which cooperating teachers deem required student teaching skills and activities relevant to the agricultural education student teaching experience. The population for this descriptive study consisted of individuals who served as cooperating teachers in Iowa and South Dakota during the last 5…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Cooperating Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Student Teachers
Smalley, Scott W.; Retallick, Michael S. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2011
The purpose of this Delphi study was to identify the purpose, expected outcomes, and methods of documenting preservice teacher early field experience (EFE) activities in agricultural teacher education programs. A Delphi technique was used to electronically collect data via email and SurveyMonkey[R]. An expert panel was established and after three…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Agricultural Education, Documentation
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Retallick, Michael S.; Miller, Greg – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2010
Leading educational researchers have called for a framework for implementing and researching early field experiences (EFE). Yet, a review of literature revealed that a comprehensive model focusing on the structure and content of EFE was an important element missing from the literature. The primary purpose of this study was to synthesize the…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Field Experience Programs
Retallick, Michael S.; Miller, Greg – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to describe the means by which early field experience (EFE) is implemented within the context of agricultural teacher education. A content analysis using course documents obtained directly from each program's teacher education coordinator was determined to be the most appropriate method to accomplish the purpose and…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Agricultural Education, Content Analysis, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Retallick, Michael S.; Miller, Greg – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to describe the nature of early field experience (EFE) in agricultural teacher education programs nationally. A descriptive census survey of all active agricultural teacher education programs in the country was used for this study. The fact that nearly all agricultural teacher education programs require EFE indicates…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Agricultural Education, Field Experience Programs, Program Descriptions