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ERIC Number: EJ1410834
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-0541
EISSN: EISSN-2162-5212
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A Quantitative Analysis of the Perceptions of CTE Administrators on the Integration of Employability Skills into Agricultural Education
William Norris; Kirk Swortzel; OP McCubbins
Journal of Agricultural Education, v64 n3 p243-260 2023
Preparing students for the workforce is a foundational pillar of agricultural education. Unfortunately, many employers claim that students exiting secondary education are not prepared for an entry-level position. This study sought to assess the perceptions of Career and Technical Education (CTE) administrators in Alabama and Georgia on the importance of agricultural educators integrating employability skills into their instruction. Traditionally, the relationship between CTE administrators and agricultural educators has been viewed as important. An understanding of the perceptions of Alabama and Georgia CTE administrators who offer agricultural education in their district could be beneficial in determining the importance of employability skills integration into agricultural education. CTE administrators were asked to rate each individual employability skill on a Likert scale ranging from 1 = Not Important at All to 5 = Extremely Important. Construct scores for each employability skill category were calculated using the individual employability skills ratings. The results found that participating CTE administrators perceived all employability skill categories to be Very Important or Extremely Important. The employability skills most valued by CTE administrators included Critical Thinking Skills, Personal Qualities, and Communication Skills. A Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was used to ascertain any differences in perception held by CTE administrators in Alabama and Georgia. While the analysis did not return any statistically significant results, it could suggest that CTE administrators in Alabama and Georgia agree on which skills are most valuable for agricultural educators to integrate into their instruction.
American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alabama; Georgia
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