Concerns of Female Preservice Teachers in Teaching and Supervising the Agricultural Mechanics Laboratory

Autor/inn/en	Tummons, John D.; Langley, G. Curtis; Reed, Jeff J.; Paul, Emily E.
Titel	Concerns of Female Preservice Teachers in Teaching and Supervising the Agricultural Mechanics Laboratory
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 58 (2017) 3, S.19-36 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Females; Preservice Teachers; Agricultural Education; Secondary School Students; Agricultural Engineering; Case Studies; Qualitative Research; Trust (Psychology); Supervision; Laboratories; Skill Development; Safety; Instruction; Barriers; Equipment; Student Teacher Attitudes; Coping; Student Characteristics; Teacher Competencies; Help Seeking; Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Sekundarschüler; Agrarindustrie; Agronomie; Agrarwissenschaft; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung; Laboratory; Laboratorium; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Sicherheit; Teaching process; Unterrichtsprozess; Bewältigung; Lehrkunst; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Rollen
Abstract	Agricultural mechanics is a top career choice among secondary students enrolled in agricultural programs. Secondary agricultural mechanics teachers provide hands-on skill instruction with shielded metal arc welders, oxyfuel torches, and various hand tools in their agricultural mechanics laboratories. Preservice agriculture teachers have reported lack of preparation to adequately teach in this potentially dangerous environment. This qualitative case study explored the concerns of preservice teachers about teaching secondary students in the agricultural mechanics laboratory and how those concerns evolved over time. Researchers used a constructivist epistemology and open coding to identify and explore emergent themes. Three themes emerged from the data: 1) issues of trust and control in supervising laboratory students manifest themselves as a professional threat, 2) mechanics skill and supervisory skill development coincided with a change in focus toward student safety and learning, and 3) the agricultural mechanics laboratory provides unique instructional challenges and opportunities. Although each preservice teacher differed in their development, the authors identified persistent issues with agricultural mechanics skill knowledge and student trust. (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