Agricultural extension educators' perceptions regarding the teaching and learning process related to water quality issues in the North Central Region of the United States

Camara, Mohamed Saliou

doi:10.31274/rtd-180813-15424

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“…Of the 441 questionnaires returned with responses that could be used for the study, 58.3% of the respondents were female. The finding about gender distribution of the respondents in this study does not appear to be consistent with the findings of Kwaw-Mensah (2008), Camara (2006), and Jayratne (2001).…”

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confidence: 97%

“…These findings are nearly consistent with past studies (Kwaw-Mensah, 2008;Camara, 2006;Jayaratne, 2001). However, Jayaratne (2001) In this study, a total of 62 different subject areas were identified as the respondents' major area of study in their higher education (see Table 4.06).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The remaining half had degrees in the areas of administration, communication, leadership, conflict studies, political science, psychology, social science and others. The findings about the academic qualifications of the extension educators are similar to those of findings byKwaw-Mensah, (2008), Camara, (2006), Jayratne (2001. Each of these studies reported that in the North Central Region, the majority of the extension educators had master's degrees and had varied academic backgrounds.…”

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“…In the studies conducted by Kwaw-Mensah (2008) the size of the sample was 360, in the Camara (2006) study it was 300, and in the Jayaratne (2001) study it was 270, which were all less than half of the sample size of 811 in this study. The higher the sample size, the more likely that the findings of the study have a higher chance of being an accurate description of population parameters (Ary et.…”

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confidence: 54%

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“…In the North Central region of the United States several studies on the perceptions of extension educators regarding major agricultural issues with implications for agricultural education have focused on pesticide application (Creswell 1990), sustainable agriculture (Jayaratne 2001) and water quality (Camara 2006). However, there were no research findings on perceptions related to teaching strategies for livestock waste management education in the region.…”

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Perceptions Regarding Selected Educational Strategies used by Extension Educators

Kwaw‐Mensah

Martin

2013

The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions that extension educators in the North Central region of the United States hold regarding selected educational strategies pertaining to livestock waste management education. Livestock waste management education has been recognized as one of extension's major initiatives in the United States. County extension educators' perceptions regarding the educational strategies for livestock waste management are lacking in the literature. Most importantly, how do perceptions of extension educators in the region influence the selection of teaching methods and tools for educating those responsible for livestock waste management? Design/methodology/approach: The authors developed and utilized a questionnaire with a Chronbach's alpha .75 mailed to 360 randomly selected extension educators from the North Central region. The response rate was 55.8% based on a total of 201 completed survey questionnaires. Early and late responses were compared using independent samples T-test. Analyzed data was summarized as the descriptive statistics of means, standard deviations and percentages of all variables of interest from the study and presented as tables. Findings: Extension educators who participated in this study were predominantly white males with a mean age of 47.2 years. The majority (68.2%) of respondents had agriculture and natural resources as their area of extension responsibilities. Respondents had positive perceptions regarding selected teaching methods and tools and believe that the teaching methods of demonstrations, individualized instruction, discussion, lecture-discussion and field days are effective for livestock waste management education. Very high intercorrelation result (r 0.706) exist between perceptions regarding the effectiveness of teaching methods and the effectiveness of teaching tools. Practical Implications: Extension educators' positive perceptions regarding selected teaching methods and tools have implications for in-service educational programming and staff development for extension educators in the North Central region to enhance their self-efficacy and improve self-confidence in the use of educational strategies for livestock waste management education. Originality/value: This paper is original and makes a compelling case for in-service training and professional development for extension educators in the North Central region.Note: The effectiveness of an educational method or tool was rated on a Likert-type scale of 1 to 5, where 1 0Not Effective; 2 0Of little Effectiveness; 3 0Somewhat Effective; 4 0Effective; 5 0Very Effective.

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Teaching Methods and Tools Used In Food Safety Extension Education Programs in the North Central Region of the United States

Koundinya

Martin

2011

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Agricultural extension educators' perceptions regarding the teaching and learning process related to water quality issues in the North Central Region of the United States

Cited by 5 publications

References 55 publications

The relative importance of selected educational process professional competencies to extension educators in the North Central Region of USA

The relative importance of selected educational process professional competencies to extension educators in the North Central Region of USA

Perceptions Regarding Selected Educational Strategies used by Extension Educators

Teaching Methods and Tools Used In Food Safety Extension Education Programs in the North Central Region of the United States

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