Evaluating Extension-Based Adult Education for Agricultural Labor Supervisors

Autor/inn/en	Morera, Maria C.; Monaghan, Paul F.; Galindo-Gonzalez, Sebastian; Tovar-Aguilar, J. Antonio; Roka, Fritz M.; Asuaje, Cesar
Titel	Evaluating Extension-Based Adult Education for Agricultural Labor Supervisors
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 55 (2014) 3, S.72-88 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Rural Extension; Extension Education; Adult Education; Agricultural Education; Agricultural Occupations; Agricultural Laborers; Supervisors; Supervisory Training; Program Evaluation; Safety; Mixed Methods Research; Bilingual Education Programs; English; Spanish; Educational Quality; Pretests Posttests; Scores; Trainees; Program Implementation; Multicultural Education; Curriculum Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; Participant Observation; Multiple Regression Analysis; Compliance (Legal); Labor Legislation; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Agriculture; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Occupation; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Agricultural labourers; Landarbeiter; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Sicherheit; English language; Englisch; Spanisch; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Auszubildender; Weibliche Auszubildende; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Teilnehmende Beobachtung; Labor law; Arbeitsrecht; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Educating farm labor supervisors about the regulations that govern agricultural operations and employment is critical to reducing unintentional violations of workplace safety and labor laws. Cooperative Extension can provide the training needed to professionalize this vital and diverse workforce. One challenge to providing adult education to a wide-ranging audience of labor contractors, crew leaders, and farm managers is implementing a program that meets varied needs and expectations and adapts to linguistic and cultural differences. This study combined quantitative and qualitative methods to measure learning and satisfaction in a bilingual Extension training program and to evaluate the relationship between educational outcomes and program components. The study found that attendees of both the English and Spanish trainings rated the quality of their experience as either high or very high regarding the intensity of learning, the likelihood of implementing what was learned, and their overall satisfaction with the program. Furthermore, post-test scores were significantly higher than pre-test scores for both groups. Nonetheless, English training attendees had significantly higher post-test scores than Spanish training attendees. The study concluded that successful agricultural educational program implementation is tied to adaptive teaching, staffing, and logistical strategies that respond to multicultural realities yet maintain pedagogical standards. (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