Perceptions of Florida Secondary School Principals toward Agricultural Education

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Adrienne Gentry; Myers, Brian E.
Titel	Perceptions of Florida Secondary School Principals toward Agricultural Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 53 (2012) 3, S.154-165 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
DOI	10.5032/jae.2012.03154
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Agricultural Education; Principals; Strategic Planning; Secondary School Curriculum; Administrator Attitudes; Alignment (Education); Positive Attitudes; Influences; Educational Needs; Educational Principles; State Standards; State Surveys; Educational Objectives; Educational Attitudes; Questionnaires; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Principal; Schulleiter; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Bildungsprinzip; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Fragebogen
Abstract	In American public schools, the bulk of financial decisions have been left up to local boards of education, local school superintendents, and individual school principals. Traditionally, principals have been considered the utmost leader in their schools. Agricultural education has been linked to student achievement in a variety of ways. The National Council for Agricultural Education's Strategic Plan for Agricultural Education included a "call to increase the number of quality agricultural education programs" around the nation. Currently, there are no data on how Florida decision makers perceive agricultural education programs and how their perceptions align with the values of principals. Additionally, the relative lack of growth in FFA Chapters around the country and in Florida is concerning. The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of secondary agricultural education programs held by Florida secondary school principals. The results of this study found that Florida secondary school principals have positive perceptions of agricultural education programs. Additionally, the presence of a local secondary agricultural education program influences the perceptions of Florida secondary school principals. Demographics had many influences on the perceptions of Florida secondary school principals. A key finding was the influence of student achievement on funding decisions of principals. (Contains 11 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