A Year In The Lives Of Three Beginning Agriculture Teachers

Perceived Work-Life Balance Ability, Job Satisfaction, and Professional Commitment among Agriculture Teachers

“…Although studies have found that agriculture teachers are not experiencing burnout (Croom, 2003), evidence suggests that they do experience overburdening workloads and stress (Boland, King, Williams, Duncan, & Ricketts, 2010;Boone & Boone, 2007;Edwards & Briers, 1998;Moore & Camp, 1979;Mundt & Connors, 1999;Myers et al, 2005;Newcomb et al, 1987;Talbert, Camp, & Heath-Camp, 1994;Torres et al, 2009). Furthermore, there exists a shortage of qualified teachers and attrition among agriculture teachers (Kantrovich, 2010).…”

Examining Oregon Agriculture Teachers’ Professional Development Needs by Career Phase

“…Numerous studies have been conducted within agricultural education to specifically identify the needs of beginning teachers, with some of those conducted as needs assessments (Edwards & Briers, 1999;Garton & Chung, 1996;Joerger, 2002;Layfield & Dobbins, 2002), others being direct assessments (Birkenholz & Harbstreit, 1987;Claycomb & Petty, 1983;Kahler, 1974;Miller & Scheid, 1982), Delphi panels (Mundt & Connors, 1999;Myers et al, 2005) or qualitative studies (Boone & Boone, 2007;Mundt, 1991;Talbert, Camp, & Heath-Camp, 1994).…”

A Comparison of the Impact of Teaching Events Upon the Experience of Entry-Level Agricultural Education Teachers

“…Researchers found that entry-level teachers often experienced difficulty with various aspects of classroom management or discipline (Talbert, Camp, & Heath-Camp, 1994;Mundt, 1991;Nichols & Mundt, 1996;Mundt & Connors, 1999, Joerger & Boettcher, 2000. Motivating students to learn was also found to be a challenge (Veenman, 1984;Garton & Chung, 1996, 1997Mundt & Connors, 1999).…”