Factors Influencing Career Choice Of African American And Hispanic Graduates Of A Land-Grant College Of Agriculture

Jones, Wash A.; Larke, Alvin

doi:10.5032/jae.2001.01039

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“…By the end of the third mailing, 36 additional surveys were returned for a total response rate of 24% (n=88). Although the response rate for this study may be considered low, follow-up studies five years after high school graduation (Riesenberg & Stenberg, 1990, 1992 of agricultural education program completers (Helm & Straquadine, 1999), college of agriculture graduates (Heyboer & Suvedi, 1999;Jones, 1999;Jones & Larke, 2001, 2003, and 4-H youth completers (Van Horn, 2001) have yielded response rates between 25% and 59%.…”

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Factors Influencing Enrollment in an Urban Agricultural Education Program

Esters

Bowen

2004

Journal of Career and Technical Education

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Factors Influencing Enrollment in an Urban Agricultural Education Program

Esters

Bowen

2004

Journal of Career and Technical Education

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“…College enrollment rates of Hispanics are proportionally lower than other racial/ethnic groups (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2007) as are rates of college completion once enrolled (Fry, 2004; Kewal Ramani et al, 2007). Hispanics overlook careers in food and agriculture, and interest in these professions has declined despite strong career opportunities and significant growth of the Hispanic population (Jones and Larke, 2001, 2005). In fact, Hispanics tend to hold negative views of careers in food and agriculture (Jones and Larke, 2005).…”

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Engaging Students in Career Planning and Preparation through Ementoring

Kinkel

2011

J. Nat. Resour. Life Sci. Edu

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Following a developmental model of career planning and preparation, an ementoring program was devised for first semester freshmen to (1) heighten career awareness and stimulate career exploration in food and agricultural sciences; (2) expand interest and willingness to follow career opportunities beyond the regional geographic area; and (3) stimulate deeper career exploration and development through participation in job shadowing and professional organization conferences. The ementoring program was part of a career portfolio prepared in sections of AGRI 1201, Agriculture and Human Sciences as a Profession, that were major specific for animal science majors. Impact of the experience on students was evaluated with pre‐ and post‐mentoring questionnaires using Likert‐scale (1–5, 1 = disagree or low level), selection (check those that apply), and open‐ended questions. Pre‐mentoring questionnaires (n = 128, 2002‐2005) showed a willingness to participate in the ementoring program; however, students were reluctant to relocate for career reasons. Results revealed naivete about careers, limited career awareness and work experience. A total of 79 post‐mentoring questionnaires were submitted from 2002 to 2005. Post‐mentoring results indicated gains in career awareness (means of 3.84–4.23 across years) and that gains were related to the ementor (means of 3.33–4.00). Interest in career exploration also increased (means of 3.67–4.39) as did willingness to relocate for career purposes (mean of 3.64–4.15). The ementoring experience was perceived as a beneficial experience that included problem solving (38–64%), goal identification (33–67%), and career insight (44–72%). From 77 to 88% of students wanted to continue email communication with their ementor after the course‐related requirement was completed.

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“…Decline in students’ enrollment in ANR colleges troubles educators because of a parallel increase in job opportunities for qualified graduates with a focus on agriculture professions (Jones and Larke, 2001). To illustrate, the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture Employment Outlook Report estimates the opening of 57,900 agricultural jobs between 2015 and 2020.…”

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Students’ Perceptions of Agriculture and Natural Resources Majors: Understanding STEM Choice

Zahry

Besley

2017

Natural Sciences Education

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Core Ideas Perceptions about college of agriculture as STEM‐related college. Factors that predictors students’ interest in college of agriculture. Descriptive norms, warmth, and competence of agricultural professionals are predictors of students’ appeal of agricultural majors. Concerns about the extent to which science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors attract students and, ultimately, produce STEM workforce suggest the need for concerted efforts to promote STEM educational and careers choices. This study was motivated by U.S. efforts to promote (STEM) education and the National Science Foundation's call to reconsider key messages about STEM fields. The study examines students’ interests in agriculture and natural resources majors as a test case to identify factors that may influence high school and college students’ choice of colleges of agriculture and natural resources. Using an online survey, the study explores students’ interests in four agricultural and natural resources majors by drawing on the theory of planned behavior and research on trust in science communication. A total of 1340 students participated in the study, including 620 high school students and 710 college students. Findings showed that descriptive norms, the perceived warmth and competence of relevant professionals, and the opportunity to make an impact on the world are primary statistical predictors of students’ overall appeal of agriculture and natural resources majors. Implications for communication efforts to portray colleges of agriculture and natural resources and recruiting prospective students on STEM colleges are discussed.

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Factors Influencing Career Choice Of African American And Hispanic Graduates Of A Land-Grant College Of Agriculture

Cited by 27 publications

References 5 publications

Factors Influencing Enrollment in an Urban Agricultural Education Program

Factors Influencing Enrollment in an Urban Agricultural Education Program

Engaging Students in Career Planning and Preparation through Ementoring

Students’ Perceptions of Agriculture and Natural Resources Majors: Understanding STEM Choice

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