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Contextualizing organizational frames: Teaching leadership to faculty in agricultural and natural resources 组织框架情境化:向农业和自然资源领域的教师教授领导力

Advancements in Agricultural Development Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.37433/aad.v4i3.343

Caitlin Lunzmann, N. Stedman, Ange Asanzi, Amy C. Brown, D. Ajayi, Rigo A. Chaparro

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Diffusion of innovation, internet access, and adoption barriers for precision livestock farming among beef producers 创新的扩散，互联网接入，以及牛肉生产商采用精准畜牧业的障碍

Advancements in Agricultural Development Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.37433/aad.v4i3.329

J. Greig, Kevin Cavasos, Christopher Boyer, S. Schexnayder

{"title":"Diffusion of innovation, internet access, and adoption barriers for precision livestock farming among beef producers","authors":"J. Greig, Kevin Cavasos, Christopher Boyer, S. Schexnayder","doi":"10.37433/aad.v4i3.329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i3.329","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the relationship between internet access type and perceptions of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) Technologies among beef producers in a specific state. Using data collected from an internet-based survey of beef producers (n = 137), this study conducted an exploratory factor analysis to construct variables corresponding to Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) attributes that influence innovation adoption. Findings indicate producers with cable, cellular, and broadband internet access had more favorable perceptions of PLF technologies in terms of barriers to adoption, while those with no internet access or satellite connections reported higher perceived complexity with the use of PLF technologies. Trialability and observability varied across internet types, suggesting hands-on experience and practical demonstrations might be more impactful for certain groups. Beef producers with satellite internet connections were more likely to perceive the need to trial PLF technologies before adoption. This study highlights the importance of internet access in rural areas and its potential impact on the adoption of PLF technologies, offering valuable insights for industry stakeholders and policymakers to promote the adoption of PLF technologies.","PeriodicalId":357988,"journal":{"name":"Advancements in Agricultural Development","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129710725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Understanding teacher preparation of the past: The student teaching block in agricultural education 认识过去教师的准备:农业教育中的学生教学块

Advancements in Agricultural Development Pub Date : 2023-08-14 DOI: 10.37433/aad.v4i3.367

Tyler J. Price, Natalie K. Ferand, Emily A. Sewell, Bradley M. Coleman

{"title":"Understanding teacher preparation of the past: The student teaching block in agricultural education","authors":"Tyler J. Price, Natalie K. Ferand, Emily A. Sewell, Bradley M. Coleman","doi":"10.37433/aad.v4i3.367","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i3.367","url":null,"abstract":"The preparatory experiences leading up to student teaching vary greatly. Understanding the evolution of the student teaching block can provide key guidance on what is needed for the student teacher of today and the student teacher of tomorrow. A historical narrative approach was used to understand the student teaching block as it has been developed and implemented historically in agricultural education. Six semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants who were current faculty at the rank of Professor in agricultural education and had been involved in agricultural education for at least 25 years. Four themes emerged through our analysis: (a) origins, (b) purpose and philosophy, (c) structural elements of the block, and (d) limitations and forward-thinking. Based on the findings, the purpose of the block as it relates to the agricultural education profession is to provide an intensive, immersive experience to prepare soon-to-be student teachers in an environment that provides an opportunity for practice and reflection before entering the classroom. It is recommended that periodic check-ins or seminars with student teachers be done to ensure they can reflect, share experiences, exchange ideas, discuss best practices, and learn from each other as they experience student teaching.","PeriodicalId":357988,"journal":{"name":"Advancements in Agricultural Development","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123044796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Assessing impact of a Mandela Washington Fellowship Institute for African entrepreneurs 评估曼德拉华盛顿研究金研究所对非洲企业家的影响

Advancements in Agricultural Development Pub Date : 2023-07-31 DOI: 10.37433/aad.v4i3.297

Alexander J. Smith, M. Edwards, Craig E. Watters, Matthew W. Rutherford

{"title":"Assessing impact of a Mandela Washington Fellowship Institute for African entrepreneurs","authors":"Alexander J. Smith, M. Edwards, Craig E. Watters, Matthew W. Rutherford","doi":"10.37433/aad.v4i3.297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i3.297","url":null,"abstract":"The development of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been slow compared to the rest of the world, and a lack of investment in human capital development emerges as a prevalent reason. Oklahoma State University provided a six-week-long entrepreneurship education program (EEP) for participants from SSA; many had agricultural or food businesses. Approaches to entrepreneurship education is a well-debated topic in the literature, including how best to evaluate such. We conducted a study in which 12 entrepreneurs were interviewed about nine months after the program’s end. Transcripts were analyzed using Epoche, horizontalization, phenomenological reduction, and imaginative variation. Themes, sub-themes, and an essence emerged. The themes were improvements, changes, and challenges to their business models; self-improvement and empowerment; and social change. Building the capacity of socially responsible entrepreneurs for a new Africa was the phenomenon’s essence. Future research should assess the impact of business knowledge attainment on the long-term success of entrepreneurs and identify learning experiences motivating them to practice social entrepreneurship. EEPs should stress rigor and an ethos of accomplishment, conduct site visits, and provide opportunities for community service. Interventions to negate the marginalization frequently experienced by women entrepreneurs in developing contexts are also discussed. ","PeriodicalId":357988,"journal":{"name":"Advancements in Agricultural Development","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122098594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A summer agricultural research program enlarges community college students’ perceptions of agricultural careers 一个夏季农业研究项目扩大了社区大学学生对农业职业的认识

Advancements in Agricultural Development Pub Date : 2023-07-31 DOI: 10.37433/aad.v4i3.315

Joseph L. Donaldson, K. Gwinn, Carrie Stephens, S. Chmely, Tess Moody

{"title":"A summer agricultural research program enlarges community college students’ perceptions of agricultural careers","authors":"Joseph L. Donaldson, K. Gwinn, Carrie Stephens, S. Chmely, Tess Moody","doi":"10.37433/aad.v4i3.315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i3.315","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the REACH program, a Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) program, aimed at improving agricultural literacy and career development among community college students. This study employed a one-group pretest-posttest design using the Perceptions of Agriculture and Agricultural Careers questionnaire (quantitative) and participants’ written responses to an open-ended question about agricultural career and academic plans (qualitative). Data were collected on the first and last day of the program to compare benchmarks to student achievement. The scaled responses were analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, a nonparametric test. The open-ended responses were analyzed using content analysis. REACH Scholars developed more specific career plans and more favorable perceptions of personal job opportunities and their own capabilities in agriculture during the program. Regarding occupational requirements, the scholars’ perception that many agricultural leaders had a college education significantly improved over the course of the REACH program. Despite these improvements, their views about agricultural occupations in general, including food processing, food inspection, forestry, and natural resources management, were not significantly different from pretest to posttest. This study demonstrated an effective evaluation strategy for evaluating undergraduate research programs in agriculture and the allied sciences. Recommendations include strategies for greater outcome evaluation of REEU programs. ","PeriodicalId":357988,"journal":{"name":"Advancements in Agricultural Development","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124983543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Leadership competencies developed during a short-term domestic study tour: An exploration of participants’ perceptions 在短期国内游学期间发展的领导能力:对参与者认知的探索

Advancements in Agricultural Development Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.37433/aad.v4i3.311

Newlin Humphrey, Lauren Cline, Bradley M. Coleman

{"title":"Leadership competencies developed during a short-term domestic study tour: An exploration of participants’ perceptions","authors":"Newlin Humphrey, Lauren Cline, Bradley M. Coleman","doi":"10.37433/aad.v4i3.311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i3.311","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000As short-term study abroad tours seek to develop globally competent leaders within the agricultural industry, the rich diversity present within the United States has led to the inception of short-term domestic study tours. To improve how global leadership competencies are developed among adolescent participants, understanding competencies gained during short-term international and domestic cultural immersion trips is vital. This case study analysis sought to explore state FFA officer perceptions of leadership competencies developed through participation in the National FFA Organization’s International Leadership Seminar for State Officers (ILSSO) which pivoted to a domestic study tour for 2022. The findings indicate participants perceived agricultural exposure and networking with peers as the development of leadership competencies. Participants also expressed perspective shifts around agricultural production methods and varied cultural experiences in the state of California. Recommendations include designing leadership curriculum for both short-term abroad and domestic tours with a framework grounded in leadership theory and replicating this study to compare findings in various contexts. Similar studies should also be conducted to assess outcomes of leadership development programs designed by the National FFA Organization.\u0000","PeriodicalId":357988,"journal":{"name":"Advancements in Agricultural Development","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126300256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring small-scale farmers’ perceptions and needs for non-formal leadership education 探讨小农对非正式领导教育的认知和需求

Advancements in Agricultural Development Pub Date : 2023-07-20 DOI: 10.37433/aad.v4i3.341

Rachel Biderman, Laura L. Greenhaw, A. Harder

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Am I an imposter? Navigating the research journey of university faculty 我是骗子吗?引导大学教师的研究之旅

Advancements in Agricultural Development Pub Date : 2023-07-10 DOI: 10.37433/aad.v4i3.335

Jarred Shellhouse, N. Stedman, J. C. Bunch

{"title":"Am I an imposter? Navigating the research journey of university faculty","authors":"Jarred Shellhouse, N. Stedman, J. C. Bunch","doi":"10.37433/aad.v4i3.335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i3.335","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000University faculty are charged with advising graduate students through their degree program and equipping them with skills needed to conduct research, but there is limited literature that observes researcher identity development from student to tenured professor. Using self-efficacy as a guide, this phenomenological study examined the research journey of 19 university faculty to better understand the process of researcher identity development. Data were collected from faculty at three annual research conferences regarding four life stages: (1) first contact with research, (2) dissertation, (3) early-career faculty, (4) post-tenure and/or promotion. Findings indicated faculty navigate researcher identity crises following the transition from graduate student to faculty, and researcher identity must be self-identified before accepting external validation as a researcher. Adequate development as a researcher is imperative for graduate students to be effective future members of the academy, which relies on confident, effective faculty advisors to teach them. Our study reports practical suggestions to better prepare graduate students for careers as faculty by setting them up for early research success, as well as strategies to help reduce researcher identity crises experienced by early-career faculty.\u0000","PeriodicalId":357988,"journal":{"name":"Advancements in Agricultural Development","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121388494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Marvelous metrics: A quantitative content analysis to establish social media benchmarks for Florida fruit and vegetable farms on Facebook 奇妙的指标:一个定量的内容分析，以建立佛罗里达州的水果和蔬菜农场在Facebook上的社交媒体基准

Advancements in Agricultural Development Pub Date : 2023-06-16 DOI: 10.37433/aad.v4i2.295

Olivia Doyle, L. Baker, Anissa M. Zagonel, R. Telg

{"title":"Marvelous metrics: A quantitative content analysis to establish social media benchmarks for Florida fruit and vegetable farms on Facebook","authors":"Olivia Doyle, L. Baker, Anissa M. Zagonel, R. Telg","doi":"10.37433/aad.v4i2.295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i2.295","url":null,"abstract":"Social media platforms like Facebook offer farms a chance to reach larger audiences and gain connections through online engagement. Previous work demonstrates that online engagement can lead to increased sales. However, much work in tracking benchmarks for social media metrics has been outside of an agricultural context. This study aimed to benchmark the presence of fruit and vegetable farms on social media and the associated metrics (followers, likes, engagement rates, reactions, shares, etc.) to offer a standard of comparison for farms on social media. A quantitative content analysis was used to collect data from 117 farms for general analysis, and a sub-sample of 15 farms was used for a deeper analysis of 1,111 Facebook posts. Results indicate Facebook is the most used platform by Florida fruit and vegetable farms, and photos are the most used post type. Farms with the highest engagement rates posted less than farms with the lowest engagement rate, which indicates that posting more frequently may not increase engagement rates. Implications from this work are that farms may be unique in the social media space and may not need to post during the seasons when they do not have crops available for purchase.","PeriodicalId":357988,"journal":{"name":"Advancements in Agricultural Development","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132829896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Examining preservice teachers’ perceived performance while student teaching: A longitudinal study 考察职前教师在学生教学中的感知绩效:一项纵向研究

Advancements in Agricultural Development Pub Date : 2023-06-14 DOI: 10.37433/aad.v4i2.313

Maria Reaves, Bradley M. Coleman, Carla Jagger, J. C. Bunch, G. Israel

{"title":"Examining preservice teachers’ perceived performance while student teaching: A longitudinal study","authors":"Maria Reaves, Bradley M. Coleman, Carla Jagger, J. C. Bunch, G. Israel","doi":"10.37433/aad.v4i2.313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i2.313","url":null,"abstract":"With this study, we sought to fill a gap regarding preservice teachers’ self-evaluation during the student teaching experience. An instrument was created and validated for use as a weekly self-evaluation tool for preservice teachers during the student teaching internship. This instrument encourages preservice teachers to self-assess and use self-regulated learning strategies during their student teaching experience. The finalized instrument should be used in conjunction with other activities of the student teaching portfolio to meet the phases of self-regulated learning (forethought, performance, and self-reflection). The purpose of this study was to examine the change in preservice teachers’ perceived performance over time during the 14-week student teaching internship. The objectives of this study were to describe preservice teachers’ performance scores and examine the variance in preservice teachers’ self-reported performance scores over the student teaching internship. Means and standard deviations for each of the five constructs during the 14-week period are reported. The self-evaluation scores of all five constructs of the validated instrument show an upward trend over the 14-week student teaching internship, with peaks and valleys scattered throughout. Research should continue with the goal of identifying the reasons for the peaks and valleys in weekly self-evaluation data.","PeriodicalId":357988,"journal":{"name":"Advancements in Agricultural Development","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115894131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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