Summer Enrichment Programs: Providing Agricultural Literacy and Career Exploration to Gifted and Talented Students

Autor/inn/en	Cannon, John G.; Broyles, Thomas W.; Seibel, G. Andrew; Anderson, Ryan
Titel	Summer Enrichment Programs: Providing Agricultural Literacy and Career Exploration to Gifted and Talented Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 50 (2009) 2, S.27-38 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Career Choice; Enrichment Activities; Talent; Gifted; Summer Programs; Agricultural Education; College Graduates; Alumni; Agriculture; Agricultural Occupations; Surveys; High School Students; College Students; Educational Objectives; Physicians; Student Attitudes; Science Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bereicherungsprogramm; Begabung; Hochbegabung; Begabter, Hoch Begabter; Sommerkurs; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Occupation; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Collegestudent; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Schülerverhalten; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung
Abstract	As agriculture continues to evolve and become more complex, the demand for qualified college graduates to fill agricultural careers exceeds supply. This study focused on a summer enrichment program that strives to expose gifted and talented students to the diverse nature of agricultural careers through the integration of agriculture and science. The purpose of this study was to examine the program's effect on its alumni. Specific objectives were to develop demographic information, to ascertain the perceptions of the influence of the program on knowledge and perceptions of agriculture, to ascertain the influence of the program on career choices, and to identify career choices. The average alumnus is a white female who resides in an urban area with a population greater than 20,000. She is not an FFA or 4-H member. The program has a considerable influence on alumni knowledge and perceptions of the agricultural industry, specifically for those who do not have a traditional agricultural education background. The program did not have an overwhelming influence over alumni career choices, and the alumni identified numerous career choices, with medicine/physician being chosen by the greatest number of participants. (Contains 8 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10