Recent graduates perceptions regarding the infusion of a global perspective into the curriculum of selected land-grant university colleges of agriculture

Abstract

Population and Sample 39 Instrvmientation 40 Data Collection 41 Data Analysis 42 Limitations of the Study 42 iv Assxmptions of the Study 43 CHAPTER IV. FINDINGS 44 Demographic Characteristics 45 Student Perceptions Regarding Adding a Global Perspective to Colleges of Agriculture 55

Faculty perceptions regarding the infusion of global perspectives into the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences curriculum: A comparative study

“…Justifications for the internationalization of the curriculum is a timely response as "we have entered the age of the global economy" (Dale, 1997). With the findings from this study and other research work that has been conducted previously in this area, the results generated can also offer some needed information to further justify the addition of global perspectives into the College of Agriculture curriculum.…”

“…For example, Sammons (1995) studied the perceptions of undergraduates at ISU-College of Agriculture; Dale (1997) studied the perceptions of recent graduates from selected landgrant universities; King (1991) studied the perceptions of faculty members at ISU-College of Agriculture, and VanDerZanden and Iles (2013) studied how to help students become global citizens using a study abroad activity among undergraduate students at the Department of Horticulture at ISU. Each of these studies focused on the urgent need for a globalized approach in the teaching and learning processes to better prepare students to think globally, cooperatively, and diversely.…”