The Voices of African American Agriculture Teachers in One Southern State Regarding the NFA/FFA Merger

Autor/inn/en	Jones, Wash A.; LaVergne, Douglas D.; White, Curtis D., Sr.; Larke, Alvin, Jr.
Titel	The Voices of African American Agriculture Teachers in One Southern State Regarding the NFA/FFA Merger
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 62 (2021) 2, S.39-52 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	African American Teachers; Agriculture Teachers; Agricultural Education; Teacher Attitudes; Public Schools; Agricultural Occupations; Leadership Training; African Americans; Youth Programs; Racial Bias; Teacher Shortage; Organizational Change; National Organizations; Teacher Role; Teaching Conditions + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Teacher; Teachers; Afroamerikaner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Lehrerverhalten; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Occupation; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Führungslehre; Jugendsofortprogramm; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Lehrermangel; Organisationswandel; Lehrerrolle; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen
Abstract	Sustaining human capital in the agricultural industry is critical to the United States' ability to maintain preeminence in the global economy. This goal has become a greater challenge due to declining participation in agricultural academic programs, particularly at 1890 institutions. Although the anticipated outcome of the 1965 "merger" of the New Farmers of America (NFA) and the Future Farmers of America (FFA) was to achieve synergy in this effort, the outcome was counterproductive in terms of the participation by people of color. This qualitative study utilized interviews, guided by 7 questions, to examine 22 African American teachers' perceptions of the impact of the merger. Participants taught agriculture in public schools in one southern state and/or were members and/or advisors in the NFA. Participants perceived that the merger was a "takeover" that led to a critical absence of participation and leadership development among African American youths. Participants agreed that the merger had a drastic, negative impact on the number of African American agriculture teachers produced and the number of individuals in the pipeline for agriculture-related careers, thus, a negative impact on building the industry's human capital. Findings from this study should induce innovative strategies to overcome the shortage of African Americans pursuing agriculture-related careers. (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	2024/1/01