The COVID-19 Pandemic and Agricultural Education: An Exploration of Challenges Faced by Teachers

Autor/inn/en	McKim, Aaron J.; Sorensen, Tyson J.; Burrows, Michelle
Titel	The COVID-19 Pandemic and Agricultural Education: An Exploration of Challenges Faced by Teachers
Quelle	In: Natural Sciences Education, 50 (2021) 1, (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McKim, Aaron J.) ORCID (Sorensen, Tyson J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2168-8281
DOI	10.1002/nse2.20060
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Barriers; Teacher Attitudes; Agriculture Teachers; Agricultural Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Student Motivation; Student Organizations; Low Income Students; Equal Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Unterrichtserfolg; Schulische Motivation; Student organisations; Schülerorganisation; Studentenorganisation; Studentenvereinigung; Studentenvertretung
Abstract	Exploring the challenges faced by agriculture teachers during the Spring 2020 semester brings to light the reality of teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, understanding the challenges faced by teachers empowers the profession to make agricultural education more resilient to broader, social forces in the future. In this study, a national sample of agriculture teachers were asked to identify the three most pressing challenges they experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using qualitative research methods, eight challenge themes emerged: (a) Communication, (b) FFA (National FFA Organization, a student leadership organization previously named the "Future Farmers of America"), (c) Instructional Quality, (d) Program Facilities and Activities, (e) Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE), (f) Student Motivation, (g) Technology and the Internet, and (h) Work-Life Balance. Using quasi-statistical methods, the most commonly reported challenges were identified - Instructional Quality, FFA, and Student Motivation. Analysis of all the challenges suggested permeation across each aspect of the three-component model of agricultural education. Furthermore, many challenges appeared to be related to each other. Finally, analysis of the results illuminated responding teachers, and their students, each experienced the challenges brought about by COVID-19 differently, including evidence of exacerbated educational inequality for students from lower income households. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01