Why Agricultural Educators Remain in the Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Crutchfield, Nina; Ritz, Rudy; Burris, Scott
Titel	Why Agricultural Educators Remain in the Classroom
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 54 (2013) 2, S.1-14 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Agricultural Education; Teacher Persistence; Family Work Relationship; Careers; Decision Making; Secondary School Teachers; Geographic Location; Gender Differences; Correlation; Teacher Participation; Questionnaires; Teacher Attitudes; Likert Scales; Alabama; Arkansas; Florida; Georgia; Louisiana; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Career; Karriere; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Korrelation; Fragebogen; Lehrerverhalten; Likert-Skala
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to identify and describe factors that are related to agricultural educator career retention and to explore the relationships between work engagement, work-life balance, occupational commitment, and personal and career factors as related to the decision to remain in the teaching profession. The target population for this study was defined as experienced agricultural educators who had completed a minimum of four years of teaching experience, who were currently employed in a secondary agricultural education classroom for the 2009-2010 school calendar. The accessible population consisted of those experienced agricultural educators in the southern region of the United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The study sought responses from a stratified random sample of those teachers to ensure geographical and gender representation equivalent that of the target population. This study employed descriptive-correlational research procedures. The instrument was constructed utilizing portions of four studies to measure the variables of interest. A linear regression analysis revealed a 25% variance in occupational commitment attributed to work-life balance and work engagement combined. (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