Investigating Community Factors as Predictors of Rural 11th-Grade Agricultural Science Students' Choice of Careers in Agriculture

Autor/inn/en	Adedokun, Omolola A.; Balschweid, Mark A.
Titel	Investigating Community Factors as Predictors of Rural 11th-Grade Agricultural Science Students' Choice of Careers in Agriculture
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 49 (2008) 4, S.1-10 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Careers; Community Attitudes; Agricultural Education; Agriculture; Volunteers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Career; Karriere; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Freiwilliger
Abstract	This study investigates the links between community contexts/factors and rural 11th-grade agricultural science students' choice of careers in agriculture. A logistic regression model was developed and tested to examine the extent to which nine measures of community contexts (i.e., membership in FFA, membership in 4-H, community attachment, community satisfaction, length of residency in the community, positive perception of local community, preference for residing close to nature, and participation in volunteer activities) influence the odds of a student choosing a career in agriculture. The results show that the major community factors influencing the choice of agriculture related careers are membership in 4-H club, participation in FFA, preference for living close to natural environment, opportunity to achieve dream career in the rural community, and participation in volunteer activities within the community. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Agricultural Education. 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