Abstract:
Leadership education has a rich history in university-based academic programs, and most departments of agricultural education have provided the bulk of this instruction for decades. As far back as the early 1900s, leadership educators have been formally prepared to advise FFA and 4-H members. The purpose of the study was to determine the current use of popular culture media by educators in teaching leadership concepts. Also, the curricular needs of the educators in terms of popular culture media were examined.Popular culture media, such as movies, music, and television, among others were examined. Half of the respondents used pop culture media in their teaching or programming. Thirty percent of the respondents indicated that popular culture was not used in their classes. However, half of these respondents indicated that they would be interested in incorporating pop culture into their teaching. A large number of respondents (87%) indicated that they were teaching leadership development and leadership theory, but only 37% of those individuals used some form of popular culture media to illustrate those concepts. Respondents indicated a need for in-service training that would provide education about popular culture media and its potential use in agricultural science and extension education programming.
Keywords:
media, teaching tools, extension education
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