Advising an Urban FFA Chapter: A Narrative of Two Urban FFA Advisors

Autor/inn/en	Martin, Michael J.; Kitchel, Tracy
Titel	Advising an Urban FFA Chapter: A Narrative of Two Urban FFA Advisors
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 56 (2015) 3, S.162-177 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Faculty Advisers; Urban Culture; Narration; Student Organizations; Youth Agencies; Barriers; Change Strategies; High School Students; Secondary School Students; Interviews; Group Membership; Motivation; Learning Activities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stadtkultur; Student organisations; Schülerorganisation; Studentenorganisation; Studentenvereinigung; Studentenvertretung; Lösungsstrategie; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Sekundarschüler; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Gruppenzugehörigkeit; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Lernaktivität
Abstract	Advising an urban FFA chapter can be a challenge for urban agriculture teachers. The contextual differences between the rural-oriented FFA and urban FFA members can make bridging the gap difficult. This narrative study sought to explore how the urban context shapes the work of an FFA chapter from the perspectives of two FFA advisors at the same school. Both advisors had the same viewpoint about what experiences their FFA members should have, which included competitions and events beyond the local chapter level. Yet, they struggled to meet this goal. Their FFA members who attended the National FFA Convention discussed the need to feed local, food insecure people as an opportunity for their FFA chapter. This revelation did not make the advisors feel more confident; rather, they were still frustrated that their members could not find success beyond the chapter level in FFA activities such as career development events (CDEs) and supervised agricultural experience programs (SAEs). This meant that the definition of success for the FFA Chapter fell to the FFA advisors and not their members. Implications from this research include the role of advisors' past experiences in shaping how they conceptualize their FFA chapter activities and success. (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