Abstract:
As we enter a new era of global competition, it is appropriate to examine science content needs of
agricultural science instructors in order to keep agricultural education in the public school setting
scientific and technologically advanced. This study examined public school administrators' ratings of the
biological and physical science competencies needed by beginning agricultural science instructors.
A three-round Delphi technique was used to collect the data. Each round allowed the expert panelists (school administrators) to converge on a consensus that the identified biological and physicalscience competencies were ones needed by beginning agricultural science instructors. The study revealed that consensus (75% agreement) was reached for 12 competencies in the biological science area and 17 competencies in the physical science area. The study recommends that teacher education programs restructure to include a required course for future
agricultural science instructors on how to effectively incorporate biological and physical science competencies
in to the existing agriculture curriculum.
Keywords:
public school administrators, science competencies, beginning agricultural science instructors
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