Deterrents to Service-Learning's Use as a Method of Instruction in the Preparation of Agricultural Education Teachers: The Beliefs and Intentions of Teacher Educators
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| Title: | Deterrents to Service-Learning's Use as a Method of Instruction in the Preparation of Agricultural Education Teachers: The Beliefs and Intentions of Teacher Educators |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Roberts, Richie, Edwards, M. Craig, Robinson, J. Shane |
| Source: | Journal of Agricultural Education. 2019 60(4):164-180. |
| Availability: | American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Barriers, Service Learning, Teaching Methods, Agricultural Education, Teacher Educators, Beliefs, Intention, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Characteristics, Course Descriptions, Teaching Experience, Classroom Environment, Time Management |
| ISSN: | 1042-0541 |
| Abstract: | Service-learning (SL) appears to have influenced school-based, agricultural education (SBAE) since its early inception. And current trends suggest the method may be gaining increased interest in the discipline. However, little is known about the role that agricultural education teacher educators' beliefs and intentions play in deterring SL's use as a method of instruction in the preparation of agricultural education teachers. This study's purpose, therefore, was to understand teacher educators' normative and control beliefs as well as their intentions regarding SL as a method of instruction. Participants reported that barriers existed at the classroom level, which influenced their intentions. SL teaching experience was also found to have a negative and statistically significant (p < 0.01) relationship with agricultural education teacher educators' beliefs about the challenges they associated with using the method. It is recommended that future research explore diffusion methods that could stimulate more widespread adoption of SL by teacher educators of agricultural education. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1237323 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Service-learning (SL) appears to have influenced school-based, agricultural education (SBAE) since its early inception. And current trends suggest the method may be gaining increased interest in the discipline. However, little is known about the role that agricultural education teacher educators' beliefs and intentions play in deterring SL's use as a method of instruction in the preparation of agricultural education teachers. This study's purpose, therefore, was to understand teacher educators' normative and control beliefs as well as their intentions regarding SL as a method of instruction. Participants reported that barriers existed at the classroom level, which influenced their intentions. SL teaching experience was also found to have a negative and statistically significant (p < 0.01) relationship with agricultural education teacher educators' beliefs about the challenges they associated with using the method. It is recommended that future research explore diffusion methods that could stimulate more widespread adoption of SL by teacher educators of agricultural education. |
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| ISSN: | 1042-0541 |
