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Haney, Richard A. Jr, Hector J. Gonzalez, and Patricia Paylore. "College of Agriculture: A Century of Discovery." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/558261.
Full textWashburn, Shannon G. "Factors influencing college choice for matriculants and non-matriculants into a College of Agriculture /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3052228.
Full textKaltenbach, Colin. "College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 2007 Research Awards." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622125.
Full textPhillips, Cassandra Kay, and Cassandra Kay Phillips. "How Do College Students Learn About Food Systems?: A Descriptive Analysis." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624143.
Full textRizer, Lindsey, and Lindsey Rizer. "The Agriculture Taste Regime and College Student Interpretations of Agricultural Production Information." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625315.
Full textPfeifer, Laura L. "Agricultural awareness and perceptions of freshmen at West Virginia University." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2008. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5664.
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Bloomberg, Brooke. "Considerations for Kansas State University’s College of Agriculture obtaining AAALAC accreditation." Kansas State University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4754.
Full textDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology
Lisa C. Freeman
Kansas State University uses a variety of animals to fulfill the University’s research and teaching mission. K-State maintains a single Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) to oversee the use of all vertebrate animals used in research and teaching at K-State. K-State’s program is AAALAC accredited. The Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International (AAALAC) is a non-profit organization with the mission to promote the humane care of animals used in research and teaching. AAALAC is a private member association that evaluates and accredits member organizations by utilizing a peer review process. Accreditation signifies that an animal care and use program goes beyond meeting minimum standards required by law and strives for excellence to better meet the needs of the animals in their care. However, K-State’s accreditation is university-limited, meaning not all colleges that use animals for research and teaching are accredited. The College of Agriculture is not included in the accreditation even though it supports 15 animal facilities within the Department of Animal Science & Industry (AS&I) and 2 facilities located at Agricultural Experiment Stations (AES). Species housed in these facilities include; cattle, horses, swine, sheep, goats, and poultry. AAALAC reports that accreditation of agricultural animal programs lags behind other animal research and teaching programs. This may be due to multiple factors such as; minimal research funding sources require institutions to be accredited, minimal funding to make necessary facility upgrades, and a lack of conviction of how accreditation may benefit an agricultural animal program. This paper begins to discuss the scope of the program, identify common deficiencies, and provide suggestions for program improvement. As public pressure increases to improve care of animals in research and agricultural settings, it would benefit K-State to accredit all the institution’s animal facilities. The IACUC is a key player in this effort but support from K-State institutional leadership and the College of Agriculture is paramount. Those at K-State know the importance of the care we provide the animals in our facilities, but obtaining AAALAC accreditation will show our peers, supporting institutions, and our students that we strive for excellence in care of all our animals.
Klein, Sandra. "The search phase of college choice as experienced by eleven prospective students visiting a Midwest College of Agriculture." Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/8529.
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Shannon Washburn
Each year higher education institutions seek to recruit and attract high school graduates to their institutions. Millions of high school seniors each year are in the midst of the college choice process, attempting to determine which institution is “right” for them. This study explored college choice factors important to high school seniors in the search phase of the college choice process. To carry out this study purposeful sampling was used to select 11 high school seniors participating in individually scheduled campus visits. An interview process was used to investigate what college choice factors were important to them when choosing a university/college. Student responses were ultimately categorized into six areas: interest in a specific major/program area, reputation, ideal distance from home, family interaction with institution, factors related to paying for college, and campus environment.
Miller, Charles. "Cognitive levels of instruction and student performance in college of agriculture courses." Connect to resource, 1989. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1260553458.
Full textBurns, Marvin J. "Factors influencing the college choice of African-American students admitted to the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural resources." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4646.
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Chung, Namyong. "Assessment of agricultural literacy among selected college students in South Korea /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9841133.
Full textBrendel, William J. "A feasibility study for specialized training of farm business and production management students at Western Wisconsin Technical College." Online version, 2001. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2001/2001brendelw.pdf.
Full textLeis, Stephanie Marie. "Engaging with Consumers: How College of Agriculture Graduates Engage with Consumers After Graduation." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1432692118.
Full textHarper, Tiffany. "FAST FRIENDS: IMPLICIT BIAS OF CROSS-GROUP FRIENDSHIPS IN A COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE." UKnowledge, 2017. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cld_etds/36.
Full textNamondwe, Trevor. "Implementing knowledge management in academic libraries : a comparative case study of the Kamuzu College of Nursing and Bunda College of Agriculture libraries." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11585.
Full textThis dissertation focuses on an investigation that was conducted to find out the state of knowledge management in the Kamuzu College of Nursing and Bunda College of Agriculture libraries, constituent college libraries of the University of Malawi. Drawing from the literature on knowledge management, the study proposed and implemented two models for the maturity assessment and implementation of knowledge management respectively. The study used the models successfully to measure the levels of maturity of knowledge management and identify the knowledge needs and knowledge assets of the libraries. The results of the study revealed that both libraries are at the same level of knowledge management maturity i.e. knowledge management is still in its infancy as they did not have clearly established strategies to make use of knowledge. Furthermore, there were no significant differences between the two libraries in the various aspects of knowledge management investigated. The study therefore recommended a road map for implementing knowledge management in the libraries. Knowledge management is recognised by many organisations of strategic importance to improving an organisation?s performance and its competitive advantage. Knowledge management thus has been largely associated with profit making organisations. However, knowledge management is also applicable to non-profit making organisations such as academic libraries. The environment in which academic libraries operate continuously changes and it is therefore imperative for the libraries to use knowledge management as a tool to adapt and remain relevant.
MWANDEMELE, Osmund D. "Presenting the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Vision of the Namibia University College of Agriculture and Natural Resource (NUCA)." 名古屋大学農学部国際教育協力研究センター, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/8864.
Full textJaffer, Rozmina Akbarali. "Diversity in higher education hiring policies and practices to diversify faculty in the College of Agriculture at a midwestern university /." Diss., Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users, 2008.
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Barczewski, Amanda. "Successfully Reaching Prospective Students: Analysis of Recruitment Techniques in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale." OpenSIUC, 2008. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/413.
Full textGiorgi, Aaron John. "A National and University Multi-decade Description of College of Agriculture and Related Sciences Student Behaviors Regarding Postsecondary Education." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1586637590318518.
Full textRobinson, J. Shane. "Graduates' and employers' perceptions of entry-level employability skills needed by Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources graduates." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4328.
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Hammond, Danielle Erica. "The relationship between socialization, persistence to complete campus or online program type and online program factors of college of agriculture master’s students." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/15617.
Full textDepartment of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources
Candice A. Shoemaker
To investigate factors of academic and social integration as predictors of intention to persist for graduate students and differences in student’s academic and social integration between campus based and online programs College of Agriculture Master’s students in U.S. campus and online degree programs were surveyed. To investigate potential influences of differences, graduate College of Agriculture program directors were surveyed. Data was gathered using online questionnaires. The student questionnaire included demographics, as well as three scales, academic integration, social integration and intention to persist. Academic integration was measured with the subscales of advisor relationship and academic interaction. Social integration was measured with the subscales of peer group support, faculty interactions and involvement in social interactions. The subscales for each scale were combined to create academic integration, social integration and socialization scores. The director questionnaire included five questions designed to measure attitudes and design of online programs. Mean scores were formulated from descriptive statistics. Correlation and regression analysis were used to identify scale relationships. ANOVA, Mann-Whitney U and Tukey’s HSD were conducted to identify program differences and to identify attitude and program format differences. A significant positive relationship between academic integration and social integration was identified as well as a significant positive relationship between academic and social integration and intention to persist. Significant differences were found between online and campus students, with campus students being higher on academic and social integration scales, but not on the intention to persist scale. Significant differences were also found on graduate director attitudes and types of communication used in the graduate online programs. This study indicates that socialization as explained through academic and social integration is an important factor of persistence in Masters Students, and that there are differences in integration of campus and online students. Strategies to improve socialization and completion include faculty/graduate student interactions and active graduate student clubs and for online students; communication components designed to increase meaningful interactions.
Taylor, Carl. "Site assessment and landscape planning strategy for the Student Garden at the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina." Thesis, College of Charleston, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10160172.
Full textThis thesis project created a landscape design framework for the Student Garden at the College of Charleston that took into account stakeholder needs and landscape constraints, thereby allowing the Garden to better fulfill its mission. Steps for this project were to perform a stakeholder analysis to determine perceptions of mission, vision, and needs for the Garden. This was then paired with a landscape suitability assessment. The assessment was performed in GIS using available soil data from the Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO) to analyze for agricultural suitability.
Based on interview data, stakeholders considered the main mission of the Garden to lie in three areas: education, student research projects, and vegetable production. Landscape suitability analysis determined that the Garden was situated in the least favorable location within its available land area from an ecosystem standpoint. The landscape design incorporated the stakeholder needs of education, research, and production while proposing an expansion in a new, more centralized location that has soil better suited for agriculture along with new infrastructure. It incorporated a centralized building with office, rest area, and shaded work area that has facilities approved for vegetable processing for the CSA. Adjoining the building are beds showcasing sustainable agricultural techniques, greenhouses for seed starting and production, area for a food forest, and open fields for row crops.
Thielen, Sharon Leanne. "Factors influencing urban students to major in agriculture." Diss., Kansas State University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/15044.
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Steven Harbstriet
Colleges of agriculture across the country are challenged to produce more graduates in order to meet the increase in employment opportunities in the areas of agriculture, food, and renewable natural resources. To attract students from areas with the most growth, urban communities, this study identified factors such as exposures to agriculture, college factors, and career aspirations that influenced urban students to major in agriculture and enroll in the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University (KSU). The accessible sample consisted of 125 students currently majoring in the College of Agriculture (agriculture students) and 18 students no longer majoring in the College of Agriculture (non-agriculture students) who completed the online questionnaire. Students from both groups were predominately female, non-minority students from the state of Kansas who entered KSU as incoming freshmen. The majors most represented were animal sciences and industry, pre-veterinary medicine, and food science and industry. The mean ACT score for agriculture students was 26.23 and 24.81 for non-agriculture students. For both groups of students, having a relative who worked in a field related to agriculture (grandparents, parent/guardian, aunt and uncle) was influential when they chose their academic major. A higher percentage of agriculture students had a relative who worked in a field related to agriculture or in production agriculture, compared to non-agriculture students. Career opportunities for graduates, hands-on-learning opportunities, friendly atmosphere in the College of Agriculture, visit to campus, quality and reputation of college faculty, availability of academic programs, and affordability of KSU were college factors most influential among the sample of students. Least influential factors were interaction with alumni, agriculture related camps and competitive events on campus, and ability to take online courses. Agriculture students were more influenced by career aspirations specific to career interests, such as working with people and animals, being able to use their creativity, or work with their hands. Non-agriculture students were influenced by broader career aspirations, such as having a job they enjoyed or being able to advance in their career.
Wolfe, Ashley Joelle. "Faculty perceptions of the undergraduate mentoring process in the College of Agriculture at Iowa State University." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2006.
Find full textParks, Amanda. "Aspirations of freshmen and expectations of seniors in the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/32626.
Full textDepartment of Communications and Agricultural Education
Shannon Washburn
Agriculture is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Universities have the opportunity to meet the growing demand for more agricultural graduates. To better understand how to facilitate students in degree completion at Kansas State University, this study looked at the aspirations of freshmen and the expectations of seniors within the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University. The sample included 517 freshmen and 196 seniors, for a total of 713 students who completed the questionnaire. Both freshmen and seniors indicated positivity toward future career goals. Additionally, both groups indicated having participated or the desire to participate in a student organization within the College of Agriculture, and to complete an internship relevant to their major. Intrinsic values, such as relevance to their interests and personal values, were influential in choice of degree for both freshmen and seniors. Both groups responded very positively about future job opportunities and preparedness for the career force. Freshmen and Seniors were relatively consistent in their predication of salary one year and five years after graduation, however freshmen had higher expectations 10 years post-graduation. Forty-two percent (n = 210) of freshmen indicated that they had thought about changing majors, while 29.2% (n = 56) of seniors had responded that they had changed majors during their academic career. Both groups indicated that they had a positive college experience at Kansas State University. According to this research, Kansas State University students need more information about job opportunities and salary expectations. Additionally, more information regarding majors will help students choose a major most connected to their personal interests.
Rollins, Jessica R. "Needed communication skills during initial employment as perceived by graduates of the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2004. https://etd.wvu.edu/etd/controller.jsp?moduleName=documentdata&jsp%5FetdId=3682.
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Deeds, Jacqueline Pauline. "Relationships between attitudes of pre-service agricultural teacher education majors and variables related to early field-based experience /." The Ohio State University, 1985. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487260135357919.
Full textEwing, John C. "Teaching techniques used and types and cognitive levels of professor questioning during college of agriculture class sessions." The Ohio State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1413295916.
Full textFigueiredo-Silva, Maria Isabel Réfega. "Second language reading instruction : a study of an awareness-raising reading course in an agriculture college in Portugal." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/24568.
Full textShekels, Matt. "A feasibility study of a diesel maintenance program at North Arkansas College." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13732.
Full textDepartment of Agricultural Economics
Allen M. Featherstone
As the U.S. economy has changed, the use of diesel vehicles has increased. With this increase, has come an increase in the demand of highly trained technicians to work on those vehicles. North Arkansas College of Harrison, AR is looking for opportunities to keep its program offerings current with the educational demands of its potential students. During the last few years, North Arkansas College has received requests to start a diesel vehicle maintenance program. This thesis analyzes the feasibility of a diesel vehicle maintenance program at North Arkansas College. To determine the feasibility of such a program, all major aspects of the potential program must be considered and analyzed. The key questions addressed are: what is the interest level in the community for a diesel vehicle maintenance program, what are the major capital costs of starting the program, what would the potential operating budget resemble, and how would the program fit into the current field of area diesel maintenance programs? To study the feasibility of a potential diesel vehicle maintenance program at North Arkansas College, four steps were completed. First, a survey was developed that measured the interest from potential students, prospective employers, and interested community members from the potential market of North Arkansas College. Second, research was done to understand how a potential diesel vehicle maintenance program would fit into the current marketplace of established diesel maintenance programs. This was done by researching and comparing area programs to the type of programs that North Arkansas College offers and the possible model of a potential diesel vehicle maintenance program. Next, research was conducted to estimate the capital costs of starting a diesel vehicle maintenance program, as well as the potential operating budget. This was done by developing blueprints of a potential floor plan, a building to house the program, and the potential areas of study in the program. Based on these blueprints, actual bids and estimates were collected to calculate potential capital and operating costs. Finally, analysis was conducted to determine if the outcomes of a potential diesel vehicle maintenance program would fulfill the mission of North Arkansas College. The analysis of the feasibility of a diesel vehicle maintenance program at North Arkansas College reveals that there is interest from all three parts of the community in starting a diesel vehicle maintenance program. The research also revealed that the program would be a fit in the marketplace if it was an affordable, three semester program that covered the basics of the diesel powered vehicle. Also, research of the potential costs and revenues of the program reveals that the program would be sustainable. Finally, a diesel vehicle maintenance program would have much synergy with the current programs already offered at North Arkansas College. In the end, the results suggest that it is worthwhile to move forward towards starting a diesel vehicle maintenance program.
Filson, Caryn Mari. "Describing Undergraduate Students' Perceptions of Academic Advising Practices in a College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1354655776.
Full textTorres, Robert Matthew. "The cognitive ability and learning style of students enrolled in the College of Agriculture at The Ohio State University." The Ohio State University, 1993. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1300461365.
Full textDlamini, Marietta P. "Factors related to the attitude of first-year university and college students toward the secondary agriculture components in Swaziland /." The Ohio State University, 1993. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487843314695581.
Full textLong, Adam J. "A Guide to the Pomona College Organic Farm: An Introduction to the Farm’s History and Basic Gardening Skills and Techniques." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2013. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/84.
Full textMurray, Kaitlyn Anne. "Exploring the Leadership Development of Undergraduate Students of Agriculture at The Ohio State University." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1500041644244662.
Full textMounce, Smith Amy Rae. "Academic advising in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources an investigation of undergraduate students' needs and faculty performance /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5534.
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Moore, Joshua Dane. "21st Century Workplace Competencies and the Connection between the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Undergraduate Students." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/560829.
Full textMcKinley, Billy G. "A comparison of characteristics, related experiences, and perceived leadership abilities of students enrolled in the University of Missouri-Columbia College of Agriculture /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9901262.
Full textRaven, Matt Robert. "The relationship between student enrollment in a rural high school and admission to and subsequent academic performance in a college of agriculture /." The Ohio State University, 1990. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487683401442622.
Full textSpecht, Annie R. "Investigating the Cultivation Effects of Television Advertisements and Agricultural Knowledge Gaps on College Students’ Perceptions of Modern Dairy Husbandry Practices." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1280251557.
Full textEwing, John C. "Teaching techniques, and cognitive level of discourse, questions, and course objectives, and their relationship to student cognition in College of Agriculture class sessions." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1154989421.
Full textMitchell, Gwendolyn Denise. "Factors related to minority student enrollment and retention in the College of Agriculture and School of Natural Resources at The Ohio State University." Connect to resource, 1993. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1195677036.
Full textBurskey, Cynthia Marie. "Assessment of the learning styles of students at the Eastern Caribbean Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Centeno, Trinidad and Tobago and identification of teaching methods used by instructors." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2004. https://etd.wvu.edu/etd/controller.jsp?moduleName=documentdata&jsp%5FetdId=3313.
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Lee, In Heok. "Readiness for self-directed learning and the cultural values of individualism/collectivism among American and South Korean college students seeking teacher certification in agriculture." Texas A&M University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3281.
Full textAllen, Lisa B. "Exploring the Use of the Student Readiness Inventory to Develop a Retention Plan for Incoming Freshmen in the College of Agriculture at Utah State University." DigitalCommons@USU, 2009. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/474.
Full textKennedy, Edward C. III. "The relationship between an animal science course and the development of certain skills deemed to be useful throughout the lifetime of college of agriculture graduates." The Ohio State University, 1992. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1341600042.
Full textKennedy, Edward C. "The relationship between an animal science course and the development of certain skills deemed to be useful throughout the lifetime of college of agriculture graduates /." The Ohio State University, 1992. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487776210794414.
Full textCluff, C. Brent. "El Obeid Water Supply/Water Harvesting Potential in Western Sudan: Report to Western Sudan Agricultural Research Project, Washington State University, College of Agriculture & Home Economics." Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/308906.
Full textMenefee, Morgan. "Agrarian student acculturation to the university: the case of secondary agricultural education students." Diss., Kansas State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/20522.
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Lotta C. Larson
The transition to college offers students the chance to explore, experiment with, and eventually begin to solidify their identities (Boyd, Hunt, Kandell, & Lucas, 2003), but for students from agricultural backgrounds, leaving home to head to a more urban area for college constitutes a threat to identity (Breakwell, 1986; Cicognani, Menezes, & Nata, 2011; Proshanksy, 1978). Although education research concerning rural students is plentiful (e.g., Antos, 1999; Donehower, Hogg, & Schell, 2012; Durham & Smith, 2006; Lester, 2012), research specific to agrarian students is sparse (e.g., Dees, 2006). The purpose of this qualitative instrumental case study was to explore and describe the experiences of students from agricultural backgrounds as they transitioned to college and how the transition impacted self-perceived identity. In particular, this study inquired into the difficulties and successes faced by study participants, as well as strategies used for coping with the transition from their agrarian homes to their more urban university setting. Four male and four female participants attended a university situated in the Midwest and majored in agricultural education. These university participants were invited to complete two qualitative interviews, submit photographs they felt represented their home and school lives, invite the researcher to observe any facet of their university experience, and submit the most meaningful assignment completed in college. Additionally, three male and two female high school students anticipating the transition to college were interviewed about their perceptions of the upcoming transition. Analysis of research data revealed that participant identities were impacted by the transition to college, their agrarian backgrounds, and their university experiences. Twenty-three distinct codes emerged from the data and were further categorized into six patterns: merging worlds, differences and tensions, “it’s in my blood,” continuing educational legacy/impact, finding self-identity, and can I go home? This study’s results highlighted, first and foremost, the need for universities to keep statistics on rural student enrollment. Additionally, this study emphasized the need for teachers, advisors, and counselors to be mindful of students’ backgrounds and future plans. Finally, this study demonstrated the importance of exposure to more urban areas and educational opportunities for easing the transition to college in students from agricultural backgrounds.
Vanderbos, Sara. "Factors that influence secondary students to join the Collegiate FFA." DigitalCommons@USU, 2013. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1489.
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