Abstract:
The Panel on Two-Year Programs was formed by the Commission on Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources with two responsibilities: To review the status and trends in two-year post high school education programs and to identify problems and suggest solutions. In carrying out this assignment, the Panel turned its attention to a number of issues:
Defining the roles and goals of the technical program in agriculture and natural resources
Designing the most suitable curriculum
Defining the optimum preparation for faculty members in two-year colleges
Providing adequate inservice training programs
Avoiding excessive duplication in offerings among institutions in the same geographic area
Designing effective recruitment, counseling and placement programs
Building workable administrative structures
Obtaining adequate funding
Achieving adequate recognition, assistance and leadership from the four-year institutions
Keywords:
technical education, two-year programs, natural resources
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