Skills Students Need in the Real World: Competencies Desired by Agricultural and Natural Resources Industry Leaders

Autor/inn/en	Easterly, R. G., III; Warner, Anna J.; Myers, Brian E.; Lamm, Alexa J.; Telg, Ricky W.
Titel	Skills Students Need in the Real World: Competencies Desired by Agricultural and Natural Resources Industry Leaders
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 58 (2017) 4, S.225-239 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Natural Resources; Strategic Planning; Communication Skills; Problem Solving; Human Capital; Critical Thinking; Agricultural Education; Leadership; Labor Force Development; Undergraduate Students; College Faculty; Online Surveys; Education Work Relationship; Job Skills; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Kommunikationsstil; Problemlösen; Humankapital; Kritisches Denken; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Führung; Führungsposition; Arbeitskräftebestand; Fakultät; Produktive Fertigkeit; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The competencies addressed by undergraduate agricultural education programs should be assessed so programs are effective in supplying a well-prepared agricultural- and natural resources-oriented workforce, and so human capital is optimized. In this study, agricultural and natural resources leaders were surveyed to determine the workforce competencies they believed graduates of post-secondary agricultural education programs should have obtained. An Internet based survey was distributed to graduates of an agricultural leadership development (ALT) group and a natural resources leadership development (NRLT) Group. The highest-rated workforce competency categories for the ALT group were being dependable (n = 103), critical thinking (n = 101), strategic planning (n = 98), and clear communication (n = 98); the highest-rated categories for the NRLT group were active listening (n = 73), clear communication (n = 72), and problem solving skills (n = 72). The personal and leadership skills subscales were not significantly different, but natural resources leaders ranked communication competencies as more important than agricultural leaders. Agricultural educators should evaluate the workforce competencies offered in their undergraduate programs and have deliberate conversations about meeting industry needs to better prepare a future workforce. (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	2020/1/01