item: #1 of 99 id: aad-101 author: Muscato, Annie; Sowcik, Matthew; Williams, Rebecca title: An exploration of graduate level agricultural leadership course descriptions date: 2021-08-20 words: 4035 flesch: 35 summary: A single research question guided the study: What is the nature of graduate agricultural leadership courses offered in the United States? An overarching research question guided the study: What is the scope and nature of graduate agricultural leadership courses offered in the United States? keywords: courses; development; education; graduate; leadership; programs; research cache: aad-101.pdf plain text: aad-101.txt item: #2 of 99 id: aad-105 author: Windon, Suzanna; Robotham, Daniel title: The relationship between farmers’ quality of life and their leadership competencies date: 2021-06-15 words: 8501 flesch: 44 summary: Harder & Narine (2019) indicated that there is a need to include interpersonal leadership competencies in professional development programs. Interpersonal leadership competencies of extension agents in Florida. keywords: ability; competencies; development; extension; farmers; journal; leadership; leadership competencies; life; quality; research; self; study; windon; work cache: aad-105.pdf plain text: aad-105.txt item: #3 of 99 id: aad-107 author: Wise, Austin; Johnson, Donald; Wardlow, George; Jogan, Kathi title: Predicting college students' future intentions to engage in public-sphere water conservation behaviors date: 2021-05-24 words: 4866 flesch: 45 summary: Water conservation behaviors have been categorized as either private- or public-sphere behaviors (Stern, 2002). To the extent this research informs practice, activities to promote water conservation behaviors among college students should focus on community-based interventions that shift subjective norms and agency towards water conservation. keywords: behaviors; conservation; sphere; students; water; water conservation cache: aad-107.pdf plain text: aad-107.txt item: #4 of 99 id: aad-109 author: Barry, Debra; Easterly III, R. G. title: Comparing the self-efficacy of Florida school-based agricultural education teachers delivering online and in-person instruction date: 2021-05-19 words: 3595 flesch: 52 summary: Teacher efficacy, self-concept, and attitudes toward the implementation of instructional innovation. Teacher efficacy: Capturing an elusive construct. keywords: education; efficacy; instruction; online; self; teachers; teaching cache: aad-109.pdf plain text: aad-109.txt item: #5 of 99 id: aad-113 author: Gikunda, Raphael Mwiti; Ooga, Dennis Mongáre; Okiamba, Irene Nyanchoka; Anyuor, Samantha title: Cultural barriers towards women and youth entry to apiculture production in Maara Sub-County, Kenya date: 2021-06-25 words: 5538 flesch: 43 summary: Maara Sub-county is known for traditional apiculture production, although immense opportunities exist for the growth of the industry following the planned construction of a honey refinery. Traditional apiculture production was a male domain as it involved the rearing of African bees (Apis millifera), which are known to be very aggressive, and thus, could not be managed by women. keywords: apiculture; beekeepers; beekeeping; development; farmers; honey; kenya; knowledge; practices; production; women cache: aad-113.pdf plain text: aad-113.txt item: #6 of 99 id: aad-117 author: Eck, Christopher title: Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on school-based agricultural education teachers in South Carolina date: 2021-05-20 words: 4531 flesch: 42 summary: Therefore, SBAE teacher educators, agricultural education state staff, and school administrators should consider the demands placed on SBAE teachers and determine how to best support them, preparing teachers for longevity in a successful career. The human capital theory was used to undergird this study, focusing on the components impacting the effectiveness of SBAE teachers. keywords: covid-19; education; ffa; pandemic; sbae; teachers; teaching cache: aad-117.pdf plain text: aad-117.txt item: #7 of 99 id: aad-119 author: Kreifels, Matthew; Conner, Nathan; Reiling, Bryan; Stripling, Christopher; Balschweid, Mark title: Teacher perceptions of facilitating inquiry-based instruction following a 12-month professional development experience date: 2021-09-21 words: 4659 flesch: 44 summary: Given that the project was originally intended to engage science teachers in addition to agricultural teachers, many commented on the challenges related to science teacher involvement in professional development. The following six themes emerged: (a) perceived value in inquiry-based learning, (b) alignment to state and local expectations, (c) value and challenges of a 12-month program, (d) challenges in engaging science teachers, (e) confidence in teaching technical content, and (f) integrating science concepts. keywords: development; inquiry; learning; month; professional; program; science; students; teachers cache: aad-119.pdf plain text: aad-119.txt item: #8 of 99 id: aad-129 author: Gilmer, Lauryn ; Fuhrman, Nick title: Student perceptions after touching vs. holding educational animals date: 2021-08-02 words: 6184 flesch: 51 summary: However, more research on the psychological effects of animal encounters is needed as it is still unknown whether varying degrees of contact with the animal (e.g., touch versus complete handling) may produce even deeper psychological benefits (Daly & Suggs, 2010). The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the perceptions of fifth grade students who experienced a live, tactile animal encounter while participating in an educational reptile class. keywords: animal; corn; education; experience; focus; fuhrman; group; snake; students; touching; turtle cache: aad-129.pdf plain text: aad-129.txt item: #9 of 99 id: aad-13 author: Denny, Marina D'Abreau; Hardman, Alisha Marie title: Mississippi State University extension undergraduate apprenticeship program: A model for critical reflection through community-engaged research and outreach date: 2020-01-28 words: 4355 flesch: 32 summary: The DEAL Model for Critical Reflection promotes and assesses student learning in Denny and Hardman Advancements in Agricultural Development https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v1i1.13 88 applied and experiential learning approaches such as service-learning, internships, practica, and study abroad courses. Integrating reflection and assessment to capture and improve student learning. keywords: apprenticeship; experience; extension; learning; model; program; reflection; research; students cache: aad-13.pdf plain text: aad-13.txt item: #10 of 99 id: aad-131 author: Young, Heather; Coleman, Bradley; Jagger, Carla; Sweet Moore, Peyton; Bunch, J. C. title: Exploring the preferred learning style of preservice teachers and how this influences their philosophy of teaching date: 2021-07-28 words: 5308 flesch: 49 summary: Abstract The purpose of this mixed methods study was to address how preservice teachers’ preferred learning style influences their philosophy of teaching agricultural education. Teaching style vs. learning style. keywords: learning; learning style; philosophy; preservice; statements; students; style; teacher; teaching cache: aad-131.pdf plain text: aad-131.txt item: #11 of 99 id: aad-133 author: Thiel, Robert; Bowling, Amanda; Rumble, Joy; McFadden, Brandon; Stofer, Kathryn; Folta, Kevin title: Impact of teaching methods on learner preferences and knowledge gained when informing adults about gene editing date: 2022-02-02 words: 6998 flesch: 49 summary: We recommend that practitioners align the appropriate teaching method with the amount of time allowed for the lesson, to use a variety of strategies when using behaviorist methods, and provide guidance and structure when using constructivist methods. When using behaviorist teaching methods educators should use multiple approaches beyond just direct instruction such as questioning, drills, guided practice, and consistent review. keywords: behaviorist; constructivist; editing; gene; group; knowledge; learning; method; participants; research; teaching; time cache: aad-133.pdf plain text: aad-133.txt item: #12 of 99 id: aad-135 author: Diaz, John; Silvert, Colby; Gusto, Cody; Jayaratne, K.S.U; Narine, Lendel title: Towards intercultural competence: Using consensus to identify essential personality traits for an inclusive extension education workforce date: 2021-10-29 words: 4548 flesch: 34 summary: One specific area of complexity is how to identify and incorporate personality traits and attitudes within ICC constructs and frameworks (Bartel- Radic & Giannelloni, 2017; Li, 2020). Moreover, many scales have placed personality traits together in the same category with abilities while other scales simplify ICC to constitute only a few personality traits without including additional skill or knowledge components (Ang et al., 2007). keywords: attitudes; competence; development; extension; icc; personality; personality traits; round; traits; years cache: aad-135.pdf plain text: aad-135.txt item: #13 of 99 id: aad-137 author: Siegelin, Steven; Lee, Daniel; Stone, Cody title: The Influence of extension professional’s job satisfaction and the quality of relationship with department heads on field faculty career commitment to Montana State University Extension date: 2021-10-08 words: 4964 flesch: 45 summary: Data were collected in the spring of 2018 using a questionnaire that utilized previously developed questions for job satisfaction (Benge & Harder, 2017; Smerek & Peterson, 2007) and a modified LMX 7 (Benge & Harder, 2017; Graen &Uhl-Bien, 1995), and researcher developed questions to document predicted career commitment and reasons for leaving MSUE. The correlation between career commitment and job satisfaction is shown in Figure 2. 0 1 2 3 4 0 to 10 11 to 20 21 to 30 31 to 40 41 to 50 51 to 60 61 to 70 71 to 80 81 to 90 91 to 100 N um be r of P eo pl e Percentage of Career (%) Extension Professionals Prediction of Percentage of Career Served with MSU Extension (frequency of repsonses) keywords: career; commitment; extension; job; lmx; msue; professionals; satisfaction cache: aad-137.pdf plain text: aad-137.txt item: #14 of 99 id: aad-139 author: Strong, Robert; Dooley, Kim ; Murphrey, Theresa; Strong, Jen; Elbert, Chanda ; Baker, Matt title: The EVAL framework: Developing impact evaluation scholars date: 2021-09-03 words: 4616 flesch: 25 summary: In addition to the aforementioned skill set, EVAL students learn about theoretical and practical ethical practices for conducting evaluative research for building/maintaining community trust. EVAL students can investigate their personal values and learn how their values have the ability to impact evaluations. keywords: development; evaluation; framework; leadership; learning; practice; program; research; skills; students cache: aad-139.pdf plain text: aad-139.txt item: #15 of 99 id: aad-141 author: Stofer, Kathryn A.; Fulton, James; Nesbitt, Heather; Prizzia, Anna; Garrett, Karen A.; Rosario, Jhon Jarome title: Initial social network analysis of producers working towards sustainability suggests weak ties and potential fragmentation date: 2022-01-07 words: 5165 flesch: 41 summary: When there are problems, such as the need for sustainable disease management, specific nodes may be key to sampling and mitigation because of their role in communication networks and/or their role in epidemic networks (Andersen et al., 2019; Buddenhagen et al., 2017). Network analysis: A systems framework to address grand challenges in plant pathology. keywords: agriculture; analysis; et al; extension; food; network; producers; production; research; stofer; sustainability; system cache: aad-141.pdf plain text: aad-141.txt item: #16 of 99 id: aad-145 author: Zagonel, Anissa M.; Baker, Lauri; Covarrubias, Joelle; Lindsey, Angela title: Credibility in crisis: Determining the availability and credibility of online food supply chain resources during the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2021-10-11 words: 4137 flesch: 41 summary: Source credibility was the guiding framework to achieve the research objectives of 1) Describe resources available related to impacts of COVID-19 on the food supply chain, 2) Determine the credibility of available resources. Because of this problem, this study sought to explore and identify available resources and assess the quality of resources, in terms of authoring source credibility. keywords: business; chain; covid-19; credibility; food; information; resources; supply; terms cache: aad-145.pdf plain text: aad-145.txt item: #17 of 99 id: aad-147 author: Baker, Lauri; Chiarelli, Christy; Rampold, Shelli; McLeod-Morin, Ashley; Lindsey, Angela title: Communication in a pandemic: Concerns of agricultural and natural resources opinion leaders during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2021-10-28 words: 4450 flesch: 47 summary: ANR leaders have the power as opinion leaders to impact communication issues for the greater good. Opinion leaders have a stronger propensity to change people’s minds than media sources in which mass media’s messages are consumed by opinion leaders who then filter the media to broader, less interested populations. keywords: anr; communication; covid-19; information; leaders; level; opinion; preparedness cache: aad-147.pdf plain text: aad-147.txt item: #18 of 99 id: aad-15 author: Dooley, Kim; Dobbins, Catherine ; Edgar, Leslie; Borges, Bradley; Jones, Sarah; Hernandez, Jose; Birnbaum, Amanda title: A cross case synthesis of the social and economic development of three Guatemalan coffee cooperatives date: 2020-01-17 words: 5729 flesch: 43 summary: Coffee farmers were able to sell their product for higher prices in new markets. Cooperatives and the institutions that support cooperatives help smallholder coffee farmers access alternative income sources, such as agritourism (Lyon, 2013). keywords: capital; case; coffee; community; cooperative; development; ecg; farmers; guatemala; learning; research; study; view cache: aad-15.pdf plain text: aad-15.txt item: #19 of 99 id: aad-151 author: Halbritter, Alicia; Wallau, Marcelo; Benge, Matt ; Mackowiak, Cheryl title: Identifying important skills and competencies needed for new Florida agriculture extension agents date: 2021-10-28 words: 3613 flesch: 32 summary: This indicates that onboarding for agriculture Extension agents likely needs to have two tiers: (a) a broad and general training composed of skills needed regardless of the job specifics; and (b) a second more program-area oriented section to cover the management- related topics. A strong career start (Benge et al., 2011) through a more complete new Extension agent training experience will lead to long-term career success for agriculture Extension agents (Harder et al., 2010). keywords: agents; agriculture; competencies; development; extension; florida; needs; skills cache: aad-151.pdf plain text: aad-151.txt item: #20 of 99 id: aad-157 author: Rubenstein, Eric; Scott, James title: Preservice agriculture teachers’ perceived self-efficacy of specific SAE competencies date: 2021-10-28 words: 4051 flesch: 41 summary: These include examining the level and depth of SAE instruction in agricultural teacher preparation programs across the United States, how agriculture teacher preparation programs are preparing preservice teachers to develop individual student SAE programs, cooperating teachers’ self-efficacy towards the AAAE-SAE competencies, and agricultural educators who are new to teaching and those who have been teaching for many years to determine the differences in self-efficacy towards specific competencies among teacher experience and performance. SAE programs, a key component of agricultural education, are an example of experiential learning within the SBAE model. keywords: education; efficacy; preservice; programs; sae; self; teachers cache: aad-157.pdf plain text: aad-157.txt item: #21 of 99 id: aad-159 author: Ajao, Helen; Alegbeleye, I. Damilola; Westfall-Rudd, Donna title: Curriculum design in an agricultural education program in Nigeria: Towards advancing career readiness date: 2022-05-13 words: 5471 flesch: 45 summary: These included the learning objectives, student learning needs, and industrial needs. Curriculum design for distance education in the tertiary sector. keywords: alumni; curriculum; department; development; education; industry; learning; needs; professors; program; students cache: aad-159.pdf plain text: aad-159.txt item: #22 of 99 id: aad-161 author: Gikunda, Raphael; Jepkurui, Mary ; Kiptoo , Simion; Baker, Mathew title: Quality of climate-smart agricultural advice offered by private and public sectors extensionists in Mbeere North Sub-County, Kenya date: 2022-01-19 words: 4227 flesch: 49 summary: A comparative study should be conducted in high potential areas to find out if private sector extension is skewed towards those areas. As presented in Table 5, public sector extension (M = 45.27, SD = 6.92) Gikunda et al. Advancements in Agricultural Development https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v3i1.161 38 was found to provide better quality advise compared to the private sector (M = 39.20, SD = 9.23). keywords: adoption; advice; climate; csa; extension; farmers; practices; quality; smart cache: aad-161.pdf plain text: aad-161.txt item: #23 of 99 id: aad-163 author: Aboye, Almaz Balta; Kinsella, Jim; Leza, Tekle title: Major climatic changes experienced by farm households: Evidence from the lowlands of Southern Ethiopia date: 2022-02-07 words: 5409 flesch: 53 summary: The impact of climate change is expected to heighten the vulnerability of both humans and animals (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC], 2018). • To examine climate change variability in the study area using twenty years of climate data (from 2000 through to 2019). keywords: area; change; climate; climate change; crop; data; development; ethiopia; farmers; rainfall; study; variability; years cache: aad-163.pdf plain text: aad-163.txt item: #24 of 99 id: aad-169 author: Narine, Lendel; Harder, Amy title: Comparing the Borich model with the Ranked Discrepancy Model for competency assessment: A novel approach date: 2021-11-18 words: 5708 flesch: 47 summary: 17 17 Table 4 compares rankings of program evaluation competency items between the Borich model and RDM. 2. Compare MWDS and RDS for program planning and program evaluation competencies. keywords: borich; competency; development; items; model; needs; program; rdm; rds cache: aad-169.pdf plain text: aad-169.txt item: #25 of 99 id: aad-17 author: Jordan, Samantha; Stripling, Christopher; Boyer, Christopher ; Stephens, Carrie; Conner, Nathan title: Academic-related perceptions, beliefs, and strategies of undergraduate agricultural students date: 2020-01-28 words: 4454 flesch: 42 summary: In conclusion, as we seek to prepare undergraduate agriculture students for the extraordinary challenges and opportunities before them, college instructors should be knowledgeable of their students’ academic-related perceptions, beliefs, and strategies and use this knowledge to inform their instructional practices. Describe the academic efficacy of undergraduate students in the Herbert College of Agriculture at the University of Tennessee. keywords: agriculture; college; efficacy; handicapping; relevance; school; self; skepticism; students cache: aad-17.pdf plain text: aad-17.txt item: #26 of 99 id: aad-175 author: Palmer, Karissa; Strong, Robert title: Evaluating impacts from natural weather-related disasters on farmers mental health worldwide date: 2022-01-20 words: 5250 flesch: 43 summary: Farmer mental health will worsen as droughts become more severe due to climate change (Howard et al., 2020). Implications of this study uncovered an opportunity for extension personnel to create educational resources to combat mental health impacts from natural disasters. keywords: change; climate; disaster; et al; extension; farmers; health; impacts; journal; rural; strong cache: aad-175.pdf plain text: aad-175.txt item: #27 of 99 id: aad-177 author: Easterly III, R. G.; Hodnett, Frank; Rodriguez , Mary T title: Examining student involvement in the total program in small schools in New Mexico date: 2022-01-12 words: 6032 flesch: 60 summary: Extracurricular participation, school size, and achievement and self-esteem among high school students: A national look. Methods This qualitative study used case study methodology to explore how agriculture teachers in small schools in New Mexico implement agricultural education programs (Bronk, 2012; Merriam, 2002). keywords: development; education; involvement; kids; programs; school; students; study; teachers; work cache: aad-177.pdf plain text: aad-177.txt item: #28 of 99 id: aad-179 author: Baker, Carrie ; Strong, Robert; McCord, Carly; Redwine, Tobin title: Seeking support for mental health: Evaluating social identity, social capital, and self-stigma of agricultural producers and their help-seeking preferences date: 2022-02-01 words: 4876 flesch: 44 summary: Extension systems should identify local priorities to implement the highest quality and impactful programs (Harder et al., 2009) to improve producer mental health. A representative sample of Texas agricultural producers (n = 429) were surveyed to understand their social identity and social capital as well as their intentions to seek mental health assistance for personal or emotional problems and for suicide ideation. keywords: capital; et al; health; help; identity; producers; seeking cache: aad-179.pdf plain text: aad-179.txt item: #29 of 99 id: aad-181 author: Gibson, Julia; Greig, Jamie; Rampold, Shelli; Nelson, Hannah; Stripling, Christopher title: Can you cite that? Describing Tennessee consumers’ use of GMO information channels and sources date: 2022-04-25 words: 5983 flesch: 50 summary: Therefore, it is necessary to understand the sources, the individuals or institutions that originate a message, and channels, the means by which a message gets to receivers, that individuals utilize for GMO information (O’Keefe et al., 1998; Stone et al., 1999; Tucker & Napier, 2002). Yet, studies still show the internet is one of the most preferred methods for obtaining GMO information (Aleksejeva, 2014; Cui & Shoemaker, 2018). keywords: channels; communication; et al; gmo; information; media; perceptions; products; respondents; sources cache: aad-181.pdf plain text: aad-181.txt item: #30 of 99 id: aad-183 author: Barry, Debra M.; Warner, Anna J.; LaRose, Sarah E.; Colclasure, Blake C.; Osborne, Edward W. title: Personal resilience of first-year, alternatively certified agriscience teachers date: 2022-03-02 words: 5632 flesch: 50 summary: Our execution of the study was informed by our experiences as high school agriculture teachers and university faculty preparing and supporting agriculture teachers. Defining teacher resilience as “the capacity to maintain equilibrium and a sense of commitment and agency in the everyday worlds in which teachers teach” (p. 9), these authors suggested that teachers need “everyday resilience” (p. xvii) to successfully manage the multitude of challenges in their teaching. keywords: agriculture; challenges; education; resilience; school; study; teachers; teaching; year cache: aad-183.pdf plain text: aad-183.txt item: #31 of 99 id: aad-187 author: Hill, Nellie; Meyers, Courtney; Li, Nan; Doerfert, David; Mendu, Venugopal title: How does the public discuss gene-editing in agriculture? An analysis of Twitter content date: 2022-04-28 words: 5822 flesch: 46 summary: How does tweet reach and engagement vary based on tweet sentiment? Hill et al. Advancements in Agricultural Development https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v3i2.187 41 Figure 4 Sentiment of Gene Editing in Agriculture Tweets RQ4: How does tweet reach and engagement vary based on tweet sentiment? keywords: agriculture; editing; engagement; et al; gene; information; media; reach; sentiment; social; tweets; twitter cache: aad-187.pdf plain text: aad-187.txt item: #32 of 99 id: aad-189 author: Ruth, Taylor K.; Colclasure, Blake; Conner, Nathan; Holmes, Andrea; Durham Brooks, Tessa title: Hemp on the horizon: Understanding the influences on industrial hemp purchases date: 2022-07-28 words: 4662 flesch: 43 summary: For the purpose of this research, public support of industrial hemp has been operationalized as the purchase and use of industrial hemp products. The dichotomous variable for industrial hemp use was treated as the dependent variable; use of industrial hemp was coded as a 1 and no use was coded as a 0. keywords: attitudes; hemp; https://doi.org/10.37433/v3i3.189; marijuana; products; respondents cache: aad-189.pdf plain text: aad-189.txt item: #33 of 99 id: aad-19 author: Baker, Lauri; McLeod-Morin, Ashley; Kent, Kevin; Lindsey, Angela title: No online information outbreak: A quantitative content analysis of the CDC and USDA websites for available information on zoonotic disease date: 2020-01-13 words: 5549 flesch: 44 summary: Clarke (2009) contends that this model could be further extended when communicating about zoonotic disease risk to include values, value orientation, and opinion leadership. Seeking and processing information about zoonotic disease risk: A proposed framework. keywords: articles; cdc; communication; disease; information; public; usda; websites; zoonotic cache: aad-19.pdf plain text: aad-19.txt item: #34 of 99 id: aad-191 author: Roberts, T. Grady; Harder, Amy; Lindner, James title: 2022 state of the journal report date: 2022-01-18 words: 1105 flesch: 32 summary: As we look into 2022 and beyond, our goals are to: 1. continually refine our editorial process to meet researcher needs; 2. attract research from the global agricultural development community; 3. add features to our web-platform to enhance the author and reader experience; and 4. position AAD for inclusion in Scopus and the Web of Science. 2020 and 2021 Reviewers David Agole, Kyambogo University, Uganda Lauri Baker, University of Florida, USA Matt Baker, Texas A&M University, USA Anna Ball, University of Illinois, USA Mark Balschweid, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Debra Barry, University of Florida, USA Matt Benge, University of Florida, USA Amanda Bowling, The Ohio State University, USA Gary Briers, Texas A&M University, USA Amy Brown, University of Florida, USA James Bunch, University of Florida, USA Chris Clemons, Auburn University, USA Nathan Conner, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Marina D'Abreau Denny, Mississippi State University, USA John Diaz, University of Florida, USA David Doerfert, Texas Tech University, USA Kim Dooley, Texas A&M University, USA Christopher Eck, Clemson University, USA Craig Edwards, Oklahoma State University, USA Nick Fuhrman, University of Georgia, USA Raphael Gikunda, Chuka University, Kenya Erin Gorter, California Polytechnic State University, USA Carla Jagger, University of Florida, USA Jay Jayaratne, North Carolina State University, USA Donald Johnson, University of Arkansas, USA Kathleen Kelsey, University of Florida, USA James Kinsella, University College Dublin, Ireland Neil Knobloch, Purdue University, USA Vikram Koundinya, University of California, Davis, USA Alexa Lamm, University of Georgia, USA Angela Lindsey, University of Florida, USA Jamie Loizzo, University of Florida, USA Juma Magogo, Texas Tech University, USA Adam Marx, North Dakota State University Robert McKendree, Michigan State University Jason McKibben, Auburn University, USA Aaron McKim, Michigan State University, USA Ashley McLeod-Morin, University of Florida, USA Brian Myers, University of Florida, USA Lendel Narine, Utah State University, USA Jera Niewoehner-Green, The Ohio State University, USA Jason Peake, University of Georgia, USA Absalon Pierre, University of Florida, USA Shelli Rampold, University of Florida, USA Matt Raven, Michigan State University, USA Bryan Reiling, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Richie Roberts, Louisiana State University, USA Mary Rodriguez, The Ohio State University, USA Taylor Ruth, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Scott Scheer, The Ohio State University, USA Tyson J. Sorensen, Utah State University, USA Matthew Sowcik, University of Florida, USA Stacey Stearns, University of Connecticut, USA Nicole Stedman, University of Florida, USA Carrie Stephens, The University of Tennessee, USA Christopher Stripling, The University of Tennessee, USA Jennifer Strong, Texas A&M University, USA Ricky Telg, University of Florida, USA © 2022 by authors. Microsoft Word - 191-Report+of+the+Journal+2022.docx Roberts et al. Advancements in Agricultural Development Volume 3, Issue 1, 2022 agdevresearch.org 1. keywords: aad; florida; research; state; university; usa cache: aad-191.pdf plain text: aad-191.txt item: #35 of 99 id: aad-195 author: Ferand, Natalie; Coleman, Bradley; Bunch, J. C. title: Student teachers’ perceptions of motivation, independence, and supervision preferences: An exploratory study date: 2022-08-01 words: 5320 flesch: 46 summary: Recommendations for future research include replication of this study with future cohorts of student teachers across multiple institutions so data trends can be analyzed longitudinally. The relationship between the supervisor and student teacher has been ranked as one of the most critical components of the student teaching experience (Clark et al., 2015; Harlin et al., 2002; Kasperbauer & Roberts, 2007; Young & Edwards, 2006). keywords: experience; henry; https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v3i3.195; motivation; participant; preservice; quadrant; student; teachers; teaching cache: aad-195.pdf plain text: aad-195.txt item: #36 of 99 id: aad-203 author: Gikunda, Raphael; Lawver, David; Magogo, Juma title: Culture as a predictor of effective adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Mbeere North, Kenya date: 2022-05-11 words: 5012 flesch: 44 summary: This indicates the need for extension service to be expanded to cover more farmers in the area so as to raise the uptake of climate smart practices. Moreover, little is known about the correlation between cultural elements and effective adoption of climate-smart practices. keywords: adoption; climate; cultural; extension; farmers; gikunda; information; practices; smart cache: aad-203.pdf plain text: aad-203.txt item: #37 of 99 id: aad-205 author: Looney, Lauren; Montgomery, Paul; Edwards, Michael Craig; Arnall, Brian; Raun, William Robert title: Producers’ adoption behaviors for precision agriculture (PA) technologies to improve nitrogen use efficiency: Diffusion of Innovations theory as an explanatory lens date: 2022-09-16 words: 5032 flesch: 47 summary: In 2020, we developed a survey instrument to collect data on the adoption behaviors of crop producers in two midwestern states regarding PA technologies. N fertilizer. keywords: adoption; innovation; producers; rogers; strips; technologies; use cache: aad-205.pdf plain text: aad-205.txt item: #38 of 99 id: aad-21 author: McKim, Aaron; McKendree, Robert title: Metacognition, systems thinking, and problem-solving ability in school-based agriculture, food, and natural resources education date: 2020-01-16 words: 3570 flesch: 37 summary: In this effort, we explored the problem-solving abilities, metacognition, and systems thinking of current AFNR secondary school students. Student responses on the metacognition, systems thinking, and problem-solving ability survey items suggested opportunities for increased focus on these areas throughout their educational experience. keywords: ability; metacognition; problem; solving; systems; systems thinking; thinking cache: aad-21.pdf plain text: aad-21.txt item: #39 of 99 id: aad-211 author: Benge, Matt; Cash, Elisha title: Florida extension agents’ perceived level of trust with their county extension director date: 2022-09-27 words: 4201 flesch: 51 summary: Because of the autonomous nature of the agents’ work, it is imperative that Extension agents trust their CEDs. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) County Extension Directors (CED) are Extension agents that have both programmatic and administrative responsibilities and serve a critical role as they are responsible for their individual Extension programming and are the leader for their local county Extension program (UF/IFAS Extension, 2022). keywords: agents; ced; ceds; extension; extension agents; leadership; trust cache: aad-211.pdf plain text: aad-211.txt item: #40 of 99 id: aad-215 author: Caillouet, Olivia; Harder, Amy; Roberts, T. Grady; Bunch, J. C.; Radunovich, Heidi title: Transactional factors influencing the implementation of intercollegiate Extension programs at U.S. land-grant universities date: 2022-09-28 words: 5887 flesch: 30 summary: The purpose of this study was to explore how transactional factors influenced the implementation of intercollegiate Extension programs at LGUs. The transactional themes were: (a) promotion and tenure, (b) utilizing LGUs’ organizational structures to support intercollegiate Extension programs, (c) task and individual skills required for successful intercollegiate programs, and (d) professional recognition. keywords: caillouet; change; development; extension; extension programs; factors; faculty; lgus; programs; research; university cache: aad-215.pdf plain text: aad-215.txt item: #41 of 99 id: aad-219 author: Baker, Lauri; McLeod-Morin, Ashley; Rampold, Shelli; Lindsey, Angela; Telg, Ricky; Ogelsby, Meredith title: Search, seek, share: A national survey assessing Americans’ information channels and sharing behaviors during a pandemic date: 2022-06-20 words: 5065 flesch: 45 summary: The purpose of this study was to understand the U.S. general public’s information seeking and sharing behaviors during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically to learn what information sources were passive and which were active in an effort to understand how to reach the public with purposeful communication during a zoonotic disease pandemic. This instrument was a part of a larger study; four sections of the questionnaire used to meet the objectives of this study: (a) information search frequency; (b) active and passive use of information sources; (c) information sharing frequency; and (d) use of information-sharing networks and sources. keywords: channels; communication; covid-19; health; information; media; news; pandemic; people; public; sources cache: aad-219.pdf plain text: aad-219.txt item: #42 of 99 id: aad-229 author: Coyle, David; Strong, Jennifer title: Conceptualizing high-impact practices within the frame of agricultural leadership education: A content analysis date: 2022-09-16 words: 4229 flesch: 39 summary: Researchers found the HIP to be successful, noting it “provides an opportunity for leadership students to apply course material and further develop their understanding of personal leadership strengths and weaknesses…” (Odom et al., 2014, p. 159). This content analysis clearly illustrates high-impact practices are diverse, engaging, and unique ways of teaching that can be easily and effectively applied in undergraduate leadership courses and the impact of self-directed learning is imperative to document for leadership students (Strong et al., 2013; keywords: impact; kuh; leadership; learning; practices; students cache: aad-229.pdf plain text: aad-229.txt item: #43 of 99 id: aad-235 author: Colclasure, Blake; Thoron, Andrew; Dempsey, Jack title: Factors relating to agriculture teachers’ perceived use of instructional methods date: 2022-10-05 words: 5384 flesch: 43 summary: Keywords Social cognitive theory, teacher beliefs, teaching effectiveness, teaching methods Colclasure et al. Advancements in Agricultural Development https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v3i4.235 2 Introduction and Problem Statement Developing teachers’ pedagogy is central to pre-service and in-service teacher education and professional development. Making transparent the challenges of developing a practice-based pedagogy of teacher education. keywords: agricultural; belief; discussion; education; effectiveness; learning; method; teachers; teaching; use cache: aad-235.pdf plain text: aad-235.txt item: #44 of 99 id: aad-241 author: King, Audrey ; Robinson, J. Shane ; Ochsner, Tyson E. ; Weckler, Paul ; Woodring, Mark title: Residents’ perceptions of the need and potential for rural renewal in two farming-dependent counties date: 2022-11-30 words: 5121 flesch: 47 summary: If so, it is incumbent on the local leadership to identify or develop other, more positive contributors to community capital and the overall wellbeing of its residents. Community capitals: A tool for evaluating strategic interventions and projects. keywords: capital; communities; community; counties; development; king; oklahoma; opportunities; research; residents; strengths cache: aad-241.pdf plain text: aad-241.txt item: #45 of 99 id: aad-247 author: Wingenbach, Gary; Graham, Thesiana; Gomez, Natalie title: Becoming a global citizen: Belief vs. action date: 2023-01-25 words: 6251 flesch: 42 summary: GC = Global Competence (self-awareness; intercultural communication; global knowledge); GCE 184 3.86 1.18 I express my concerns about global issues on social media. keywords: 2015; agriculture; citizenship; education; et al; food; gce; global; issues; knowledge; students; university; wingenbach cache: aad-247.pdf plain text: aad-247.txt item: #46 of 99 id: aad-261 author: Nesbitt, Heather; Barry, Debra; Lawson, Kati; Diaz, John title: Best practices for mentoring: An exploratory study of cooperating teacher and student teacher perspectives date: 2022-12-02 words: 4743 flesch: 44 summary: We recommend that the university faculty who partner with cooperating teachers take the time to assess potential gaps in the knowledge and understanding of best practices for mentoring student teachers. Gaining a deeper understanding on ways that cooperating teachers are actively mentoring student teachers could help researchers clarify best practices for future cooperating teachers. keywords: behaviors; cooperating; frequency; mentoring; practices; student; teachers; teaching cache: aad-261.pdf plain text: aad-261.txt item: #47 of 99 id: aad-263 author: Ruth, Taylor; Colclasure, Blake title: Cable news media’s influence on climate change beliefs: A partisan comparison date: 2023-04-17 words: 5279 flesch: 48 summary: The following objectives guided this research: (a) Describe the demographic characteristics of liberals, moderates, and conservatives; (b) Describe the differences in trust in science between political ideological groups; (c) Describe the difference in climate change beliefs between political ideological groups; (d) Describe the differences in cable news media use between political ideological Ruth & Colclasure Advancements in Agricultural Development https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i2.263 23 groups; and (e) Determine how demographics, trust in science, cable news use, and media credibility predict Illinois residents’ beliefs in climate change across political ideological groups. The data file was split so separate regressions were run for liberal, moderate, and conservative groups to understand how the conceptual framework predicted climate change belief across the groups. keywords: change; climate; climate change; conservatives; media; news; science; trust cache: aad-263.pdf plain text: aad-263.txt item: #48 of 99 id: aad-269 author: Rampold, Shelli; Greig, Jamie; Gibson, Julia; Nelson, Hannah title: GMO or GM No? Segmenting a consumer audience to examine their perceptions of genetically modified products date: 2023-01-31 words: 4869 flesch: 45 summary: Our results also indicate that information campaigns targeting different audience segments, namely income brackets, and grocery shopping responsibility, are viable solutions to increase consumer GM product perceptions. While they agreed GM products could help increase food production, they also perceived GM products to cause illnesses such as cancer, autism, allergies, and gluten intolerance. keywords: et al; gm products; income; knowledge; perceptions; products; research; respondents cache: aad-269.pdf plain text: aad-269.txt item: #49 of 99 id: aad-273 author: Gilbert, Casey; Easterly III, R. G.; Bunch, J. C.; Galindo, Sebastian; Dossett, Jason title: Characteristics of effective instruction and student engagement: A case study of two exemplary Florida agriculture teachers date: 2023-01-18 words: 5766 flesch: 55 summary: Student engagement has experienced a downward trend, particularly as students get older (Benner et al., 2019). Student engagement is necessary for students to capitalize on their learning in agriculture education. keywords: agriculture; berry; education; engagement; riley; student; teachers cache: aad-273.pdf plain text: aad-273.txt item: #50 of 99 id: aad-275 author: Ray, Nicole; Strong, Robert; Meyers, Courtney title: Measuring the perceived usefulness of social media professional learning networks to elevate agricultural development date: 2022-12-15 words: 5710 flesch: 49 summary: Additional inquiries are needed to understand Extension professionals’ use and perceived usefulness of social media professional learning networks (Mikwamba et al., 2021; Strong et al., 2022). Professional social media use Total M = 2.85, SD = 1.24. keywords: career; development; et al; learning; m =; media; teachers; usefulness cache: aad-275.pdf plain text: aad-275.txt item: #51 of 99 id: aad-277 author: Silvert, Colby J.; Landaverde, Rafael Q.; Diaz, John; Rodriguez, Mary T.; Kalauni, Dharmendra title: Exploring graduate students’ socialization to international agriculture: A mixed methods needs assessment date: 2023-01-20 words: 4941 flesch: 27 summary: Currently, professional and academic associations struggle to connect with younger professional generations and face various challenges in meeting student members’ expectations (Sidecar, 2021). The following “contributors” (in descending order of votes) emerged as the seven most important for the association to address to optimize engagement with student members (see Figure 2): 1. keywords: association; development; education; engagement; graduate; members; needs; organization; research; socialization; students cache: aad-277.pdf plain text: aad-277.txt item: #52 of 99 id: aad-281 author: Frederickson, Jade; Peake, Jason title: Examining level of school garden integration among Georgia elementary agricultural education teachers date: 2023-02-09 words: 4779 flesch: 42 summary: Future Professional Development Opportunities Table 7 provides an ordered list of school garden components where elementary agriculture teachers scored highest and lowest. A natural and easy-to-incorporate example of this is school gardens, a long- standing experiential learning and agricultural education practice (Williams, 2019). keywords: agricultural; component; development; education; elementary; garden; green; school; teachers; tool cache: aad-281.pdf plain text: aad-281.txt item: #53 of 99 id: aad-285 author: Roberts, T. Grady; Harder, Amy; Lindner, James; Strong, Robert title: 2023 state of the journal report date: 2023-01-06 words: 912 flesch: 43 summary: In an effort to advance agricultural development, AAD is hosting a symposium in collaboration with the University of Reading School of Agriculture, Policy and Development focused on methods of agricultural development research and practice. For the 2022 calendar year, AAD statistics were: Acceptance Rate Accept on Initial Submission: 4.5% Accept after Revisions: 32.5% Overall Acceptance Rate: 37% Editorial Timeliness Days to Initial Editorial Decision: 29 Days from Accept to Publication: 38 Journal Usage in 2022 (based on 76 published articles) keywords: aad; advancements; development; journal; university cache: aad-285.pdf plain text: aad-285.txt item: #54 of 99 id: aad-287 author: Granberry, Tyler; Lambert, Matthew; Beasley, Jeffery; Kuehny, Jeff; Fultz, Lisa; Rampold, Shelli title: Perceptions of organic practices among turfgrass professionals in Louisiana date: 2023-04-19 words: 4892 flesch: 42 summary: Greater efficacy and access to organic products coupled with increased extension and educational efforts may increase Louisiana turfgrass professionals’ choices to adopt organic practices; however, more research is needed to better understand the adoption processes at play. More than three-quarters of organic practice adopters (f = 55; 85.9%) reported slightly positive or positive feelings toward the term organic in relation to turfgrass products (see Table 3). keywords: adopters; knowledge; louisiana; non; organic; practices; products; turfgrass; use cache: aad-287.pdf plain text: aad-287.txt item: #55 of 99 id: aad-29 author: Stedman, Nicole; Brown, Amy title: Critical thinking perspectives of undergraduate students: How they think about climate change impacts on global food security and hunger date: 2020-01-17 words: 4155 flesch: 44 summary: Overall this study sought to identify the impact that context-specific scenarios emphasizing critical thinking had on students’ ability to demonstrate critical thinking skill. Using Facione’s (1990) framework for critical thinking skill, statements submitted by students both prior to the scenario and post were analyzed. keywords: change; climate; faculty; food; security; skills; students; thinking cache: aad-29.pdf plain text: aad-29.txt item: #56 of 99 id: aad-293 author: Landaverde, Rafael; Rodriguez, Mary T.; Kitchel, Tracy; Niewoehner-Green, Jera; Chuquillanqui, Jaqueline title: Local-scale factors and dynamics in climate adaptability among subsistence farmers date: 2023-03-23 words: 5922 flesch: 39 summary: Farmers named low productivity, higher prices, and inflation as factors connected to the family income that prevented them from investing in agricultural climate adaptability. Physical Factors and Dynamics Land Tenure Land access and ownership were critical to promoting local climate adaptability. keywords: adaptability; adaptation; change; climate; development; dynamics; factors; farmers; production; strategies; subsistence cache: aad-293.pdf plain text: aad-293.txt item: #57 of 99 id: aad-295 author: Doyle, Olivia; Baker, Lauri M.; Zagonel, Anissa; Telg, Ricky W. title: Marvelous metrics: A quantitative content analysis to establish social media benchmarks for Florida fruit and vegetable farms on Facebook date: 2023-06-16 words: 5038 flesch: 52 summary: This quantitative content analysis aimed to determine the presence of Florida fruit and vegetable producers on social media and determine the relationship between types of Facebook posts and the engagement rate by collecting relevant analytic data. Determine the types of Facebook posts used by Florida fruit and vegetable producers. keywords: engagement; facebook; farms; florida; fruit; media; post; rate cache: aad-295.pdf plain text: aad-295.txt item: #58 of 99 id: aad-297 author: Smith, Alexander J.; Edwards, M. Craig; Watters, Craig E.; Rutherford, Matthew W. title: Assessing impact of a Mandela Washington Fellowship Institute for African entrepreneurs date: 2023-07-31 words: 5326 flesch: 52 summary: Many Fellows also expressed ideas they had not yet set in motion or reported business skills they perceived possessing because of their MWF Institute experiences that remained unrealized. Our MWF Institute provided training for 25 entrepreneurs (i.e., Fellows) from 17 SSA countries that included 13 males and 12 females. keywords: business; development; education; entrepreneurship; fellow; institute; mwf; oklahoma; smith cache: aad-297.pdf plain text: aad-297.txt item: #59 of 99 id: aad-305 author: Roberts, T. Grady; Cardey, Sarah; Brok, Perry title: Developing a framework for using local knowledge systems to enhance capacity building in agricultural development date: 2023-04-14 words: 6752 flesch: 40 summary: Local knowledge systems consist of the unique knowledge developed in a given context over extended periods of time (Naess, 2013). Local knowledge systems are inclusive of indigenous knowledge systems, which embrace the ways indigenous peoples understand the world around them (Grenier, 1998). keywords: development; education; et al; knowledge; knowledge systems; learning; people; power; roberts; systems cache: aad-305.pdf plain text: aad-305.txt item: #60 of 99 id: aad-307 author: Palmer, Karissa; Strong, Robert; Patterson, Meg; Elbert, Chanda title: Improving positive food waste behaviors: An egocentric network analysis evaluation of leading women in agriculture’s advice networks date: 2023-04-24 words: 4715 flesch: 49 summary: A clear need exists for farm organizations to develop food waste leadership competencies so that women involved in the committees can positively influence their network peers. Chanda Elbert, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, 2116 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2116, celbert@tamu.edu, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6115-6410 48 Improving Positive Food Waste Behaviors: An Egocentric Network Analysis Evaluation of Leading Women in Agriculture’s Advice Networks K. Palmer1, R. Strong2, M. Patterson3, C. Elbert4 Article History Received: March 8, 2023 Accepted: April 13, 2023 Published: April 24, 2023 Keywords crisis, opinion leadership, trust, Farm Bureau, food security Abstract The multidimensionality of COVID-19’s consequences on food access and food waste behaviors was not immune to one gender versus another. keywords: alter; ego; food; heterogeneity; leadership; network; opinion; trust; waste; women cache: aad-307.pdf plain text: aad-307.txt item: #61 of 99 id: aad-31 author: Roberts, T. Grady; Harder, Amy; Lindner, James title: Editorial date: 2020-01-16 words: 615 flesch: 27 summary: Editor Team Executive Editor - Dr. Grady Roberts, University of Florida Managing Editor - Dr. Amy Harder, University of Florida Managing Editor - Dr. James Lindner, Auburn University Editorial Assistant - Katrina Alford, University of Florida Editorial Assistant - Gangseok Chris Hur, University of Florida Editorial Assistant - Olivia Caillouet, University of Florida Editorial Board Dr. Matt Baker, Texas A&M University Dr. Anna Ball, University of Illinois Dr. Craig Edwards, Oklahoma State University Dr. Vikram Koundinya, University of California, Davis Dr. Matt Raven, Michigan State University Dr. Scott D. Scheer, The Ohio State University Dr. Carrie Stephens, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Roberts et al. Advancements in Agricultural Development Volume 1, Issue 1, 2020 agdevresearch.org ii We do wish to thank the researchers who submitted articles based on our invitation for a yet- to-be realized journal. Sincerely, Grady Roberts, Executive Editor Professor and Distinguished Teaching Scholar, University of Florida PO Box 112060, Gainesville, FL 32611-2060 groberts@ufl.edu, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-7850 Amy Harder, Managing Editor Professor, University of Florida PO Box 112060, Gainesville, FL 32611-2060 amharder@ufl.edu, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7042-2028 James R. Lindner, Managing Editor Professor, Auburn University 5058 Haley Center, Auburn, AL 36849 Jrl0039@auburn.edu, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1448-3846 © 2020 by authors. keywords: advancements; development; university cache: aad-31.pdf plain text: aad-31.txt item: #62 of 99 id: aad-311 author: Humphrey, Newlin; Cline, Lauren; Coleman, Bradley title: Leadership competencies developed during a short-term domestic study tour: An exploration of participants’ perceptions date: 2023-07-27 words: 4902 flesch: 36 summary: Participants  Purposive sampling was used to identify study participants (Creswell, 2013), who were college- aged students elected to serve as state FFA officers within their respective states and attended ILSSO in January 2022 (N = 46). Among agricultural students, there may also be an opportunity to utilize domestic study tour experiences reflective of cultural differences within the United States and diverse agricultural practices to create knowledge growth in students and allow participants to develop awareness surrounding industry opportunities and build relationships with fellow agriculturalists (NASEM, 2021) keywords: development; experience; ilsso; leadership; participants; state; study; trip cache: aad-311.pdf plain text: aad-311.txt item: #63 of 99 id: aad-313 author: Reaves, Margaret; Coleman, Bradley; Jagger, Carla; Bunch, J. C.; Israel, Glenn D. title: Examining preservice teachers’ perceived performance while student teaching: A longitudinal study date: 2023-06-14 words: 4466 flesch: 45 summary: Lasting between ten and sixteen weeks, student teaching internships provide opportunities for preservice teachers to develop skills in classroom instruction, student management, lesson preparation, personal and professional growth, and reflection as an educator (Miller & Wilson, 2010). To fulfill the forethought phase of self-regulated learning, student teachers set goals each week and determined their strategies for achieving the goals. keywords: constructs; evaluation; internship; learning; performance; preservice; self; student; teachers; teaching; week cache: aad-313.pdf plain text: aad-313.txt item: #64 of 99 id: aad-315 author: Donaldson, Joseph L.; Gwinn, Kimberly D.; Stephens, Carrie; Chmely, Stephen C.; Moody, Tess title: A summer agricultural research program enlarges community college students’ perceptions of agricultural careers date: 2023-07-31 words: 4582 flesch: 41 summary: This study employed a one-group pretest-posttest design using the Perceptions of Agriculture and Agricultural Careers questionnaire (quantitative) and participants’ written responses to an open-ended question about agricultural career and academic plans (qualitative). Findings Objective 1: Describe the REACH Scholars’ perceptions of agriculture and agricultural careers both before and after the program. keywords: agriculture; career; college; community; program; ranks; reach; research; students cache: aad-315.pdf plain text: aad-315.txt item: #65 of 99 id: aad-323 author: Mukembo, Stephen; Grashuis, Jasper; Su, Ye title: Assessing small farmers’ adaptation and management strategies to navigate the risks and uncertainties: The case of Missouri date: 2023-05-30 words: 4137 flesch: 36 summary: https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i2.323 Mukembo et al. Advancements in Agricultural Development https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i2.323 66 Table 4 Small Farmer Awareness and Participation in Federal Relief Programs Federal Program Awareness Participation n % n % COVID-19 Our study aims to evaluate and describe the risk management strategies employed by small farmers in Missouri to mitigate and adapt to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their farm operations. keywords: covid-19; development; farmers; https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i2.323; missouri; pandemic; respondents; strategies cache: aad-323.pdf plain text: aad-323.txt item: #66 of 99 id: aad-329 author: Greig, Jamie; Cavasos, Kevin; Boyer, Christopher; Schexnayder, Susan title: Diffusion of innovation, internet access, and adoption barriers for precision livestock farming among beef producers date: 2023-08-21 words: 5086 flesch: 36 summary: Examination of the influence of internet access type on PLF technology adoption among beef producers, however, has been limited to date. The specific objectives of this study were to: (a) identify the DOI attributes that may serve as barriers to the adoption of PLF technologies among beef producers in Tennessee, (b) explore potential differences in the perceived barriers to PLF technologies adoption across different types of internet access, and; (c) assess the relationship between the type of internet access and the importance of perceived barriers to adopting PLF technologies. keywords: access; adoption; barriers; internet; internet access; plf; producers; technologies; technology; types cache: aad-329.pdf plain text: aad-329.txt item: #67 of 99 id: aad-33 author: Schmitt Olabisi, Laura; Elegbede, Obafemi; Raven, Matt title: Insights for farmer training programs from system dynamics: A case study from Northern Michigan date: 2020-03-19 words: 3587 flesch: 41 summary: For example, without a larger survey of farmer training programs across the country with different training models, it is difficult to place weights indicating relative importance on the different components of the program that allow for successful training (e.g., access to tools, subsidized housing, supervised training, etc.). Matt R. Raven, Professor, Michigan State University 480 Wilson Road, Room 310A, East Lansing, MI 48824 mraven@msu.edu, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8271-2321 1 Insights for Farmer Training Programs from System Dynamics: A Case Study from Northern Michigan L. S. Olabisi1, O. Elegbede2, M. R. Raven3 Abstract Training programs for new farmers have been proposed as a solution to rural food insecurity, rural development, and the recruitment and training of younger farmers simultaneously. keywords: dynamics; farmers; model; number; program; system; training cache: aad-33.pdf plain text: aad-33.txt item: #68 of 99 id: aad-335 author: Shellhouse, Jarred; Stedman, Nicole; Bunch, J. C. title: Am I an imposter? Navigating the research journey of university faculty date: 2023-07-10 words: 5373 flesch: 52 summary: Structured interventions to support research faculty and staff allow them to define their future development and support needs to chart a guiding path for future research. The participants who achieved promotion and/or tenure had two major attitudes toward research identity. keywords: data; development; efficacy; faculty; identity; life; process; research; self; stage cache: aad-335.pdf plain text: aad-335.txt item: #69 of 99 id: aad-341 author: Biderman, Rachel; Greenhaw, Laura; Harder, Amy title: Exploring small-scale farmers’ perceptions and needs for non-formal leadership education date: 2023-07-20 words: 5625 flesch: 49 summary: Encouragingly, our participants described varying leadership approaches which is consistent with previous research, indicating that leadership approaches and styles vary among this population (Jamil et al., 2020; Wanjala et al., 2022). Theoretical Framework One way to view leadership and leadership development is through the concept of self or identity (Bem, 1972) which goes beyond viewing leadership through theories, such as trait theory, and posits that individuals’ beliefs, attitudes, and feelings impact the way they view themselves as leaders (Day & Harrison, 2007). keywords: community; development; education; farmers; leadership; participants; research; scale; self; study cache: aad-341.pdf plain text: aad-341.txt item: #70 of 99 id: aad-343 author: Lunzmann, Caitlin; Stedman, Nicole L. P.; Asanzi, Ange; Brown, Amy C.; Ajayi, Damilola; Chaparro, Rigo A. title: Contextualizing organizational frames: Teaching leadership to faculty in agricultural and natural resources date: 2023-08-21 words: 3783 flesch: 46 summary: An analysis of leadership frame preference of academic administration: Using the Bolman and Deal four frame model (Publication No. 3450562) On average, the researchers employed political frame questions approximately three times (SD = 2.41) while symbolic and combined frames had on average of 3.25 (SD = 2.25) and 2.67 (SD = 1.61) questions, respectively. keywords: bolman; case; deal; frames; leadership; questions; studies; study cache: aad-343.pdf plain text: aad-343.txt item: #71 of 99 id: aad-345 author: Harmon, Kasey; Ruth, Taylor; Reiling, Bryan; Conner, Nathan W.; Stripling, Christopher T. title: Predicting teachers’ intent to use inquiry-based learning in the classroom after a professional development date: 2023-08-21 words: 4769 flesch: 45 summary: TPB was used to describe the impacts that an IBL PD has on science and agriscience teachers' intent to integrate IBL animal science concepts. There is an increasing need to explore the impact that PD has on teachers’ intent in using IBL animal science concepts as a context for teaching science. keywords: animal; concepts; confidence; ibl; intent; science; teachers cache: aad-345.pdf plain text: aad-345.txt item: #72 of 99 id: aad-347 author: Marsh, Kayla N.; Eck, Christopher J.; Layfield, K. Dale; Donaldson, Joseph L. title: Identifying school-based agricultural education teacher needs and support gaps date: 2023-08-22 words: 5311 flesch: 39 summary: https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i3.347 Marsh et al. Advancements in Agricultural Development https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v4i3.347 122 Table 1 Round Two: Level of Agreement for Perceptions of SBAE Teacher Needs (n = 13) Identified Need % Agreement Purposeful professional development 100 SAE Support 100 Support for teacher mental health 100 Access to essential resources 100 Table 2 Round Three: Level of Agreement for Perceptions of SBAE Teacher Needs (n = 14) Identified Need Agree Disagree % keywords: development; education; et al; human; needs; resources; sbae; support; teachers cache: aad-347.pdf plain text: aad-347.txt item: #73 of 99 id: aad-35 author: Narine, Lendel; Meier, Cristian title: Responding in a time of crisis: Assessing extension efforts during COVID-19 date: 2020-04-17 words: 4722 flesch: 45 summary: While self-assessed capacity was generally good, we suggest USU Extension use the results of our study to develop a professional development plan to further improve Extension professional capacity to respond and adapt programming during a crisis. Other Extension institutions could utilize a similar factor analysis (Abdi & Williams, 2010) process to identify key capacity areas and utilize Point Scores to inform and prioritize professional development opportunities to quickly build Extension professional capacity to improve response to COVID-19. keywords: actions; assessment; capacity; covid-19; extension; knowledge; needs; resources; response cache: aad-35.pdf plain text: aad-35.txt item: #74 of 99 id: aad-367 author: Price, Tyler J.; Ferand, Natalie K.; Sewell, Emily A.; Coleman, Bradley M. title: Understanding teacher preparation of the past: The student teaching block in agricultural education date: 2023-08-14 words: 5466 flesch: 47 summary: Based on the findings, the purpose of the block as it relates to the agricultural education profession is to provide an intensive, immersive experience to prepare soon-to-be student teachers in an environment that provides an opportunity for practice and reflection before entering the classroom. It is recommended that periodic check-ins or seminars with student teachers be done to ensure they can reflect, share experiences, exchange ideas, discuss best practices, and learn from each other as they experience student teaching. keywords: block; development; education; experience; participant; preparation; purpose; student; teacher; teaching cache: aad-367.pdf plain text: aad-367.txt item: #75 of 99 id: aad-37 author: Alford, Katrina; Bunch, J. C.; Pierre, Absalon; Anglade, Boaz; Roberts, T. Grady title: Employer expectations for graduates from Haiti’s agricultural universities date: 2020-09-14 words: 5813 flesch: 44 summary: This study used a basic qualitative design involving interviews of Haitian agricultural employers. The target population for this study was Haitian agricultural employers. keywords: curriculum; development; education; employers; extension; graduates; haiti; research; schools; skills; students cache: aad-37.pdf plain text: aad-37.txt item: #76 of 99 id: aad-39 author: Lindner, James; Clemons, Christopher; Thoron , Andrew; Lindner, Nicholas title: Remote instruction and distance education: A response to COVID-19 date: 2020-07-15 words: 4920 flesch: 44 summary: Nicholas J. Lindner, graduate student in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, 416 Pronghorn Loop, College Station, TX 77845, lindnenj@email.tamu.edu; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7140-6820 53 Remote instruction and distance education: A response to Covid-19 J. Lindner1, C. Clemons2, A. Thoron3, N. Lindner4 Abstract The purpose of the qualitative study was to explore how middle and secondary school agriscience teachers define remote instruction and distance education. Data for the study were collected during the time schools were closed and/or offering remote instruction. keywords: distance; distance education; education; instruction; learning; remote; students; teachers cache: aad-39.pdf plain text: aad-39.txt item: #77 of 99 id: aad-41 author: Baker, Lauri; McLeod-Morin, Ashley; Bausch, Mariah; Lindsey, Angela title: Who do you know? Zoonotic disease communication networks of livestock producers, veterinarians, human health professionals, and emergency managers date: 2020-06-12 words: 5002 flesch: 39 summary: The communication network map (Figure 2) emerged through the qualitative approach and is a framework that could be tested to see if this communication network exists in other states and across the United States for zoonotic disease communication. Producers in this study sought information from their veterinarians and viewed them as the most trusted source for animal disease information (Ashlock et al., 2009). keywords: communication; disease; groups; information; livestock; networks; producers; professionals; veterinarians; zoonotic cache: aad-41.pdf plain text: aad-41.txt item: #78 of 99 id: aad-43 author: Harriman, Hallie C.; Fuhrman, Nicholas E.; Kelsey, Kathleen D.; Woosnam, Kyle Maurice title: Forestland management and empowerment: A phenomenological inquiry into the experiences of women forestland managers in the state of Georgia, USA date: 2020-05-26 words: 5473 flesch: 44 summary: Gemma fixedly stated for other female land managers to not be afraid and to, “Go out there and find yourself someone who’s been there, done that, and they can point you in a good direction. Participants stated that land management involved: (a) initial feelings of inadequacy (an imposter syndrome), (b) personal and professional resources, and (c) genuine relationships. keywords: development; empowerment; female; forestry; georgia; land; landowners; management; participants; research; study; women cache: aad-43.pdf plain text: aad-43.txt item: #79 of 99 id: aad-45 author: Rampold, Shelli; Coleman, Bradley; Bunch, J. C.; Roberts, Richie title: Exploring students’ cultural competence development during a short-term international experience: A Q-sort study date: 2020-07-28 words: 5130 flesch: 40 summary: Cultural awareness does not require in- depth knowledge of another culture or country, but rather is a preliminary step in the development of cultural competence that may result from mere exposure of another culture (Perry & Southwell, 2011). Cultural Leaner students demonstrated new awareness of their limited amount of cultural knowledge and desired to learn more about other cultures through future travel. keywords: communication; competence; cultures; development; education; students cache: aad-45.pdf plain text: aad-45.txt item: #80 of 99 id: aad-49 author: Conner, Nathan; Stripling, Christopher; Loizzo, Jamie title: Preservice teachers’ perceptions of science integration into secondary agriculture classrooms date: 2020-09-04 words: 5515 flesch: 37 summary: P3 observed a miscommunication between the agriculture teacher and science teacher because students in the science courses had already learned a concept being introduced in the agriculture classroom. Science teachers teaching outside of subject specialism: challenges strategies adopted and implications for initial teacher education. keywords: agriculture; concepts; courses; education; integration; learning; preservice; science; students; teachers cache: aad-49.pdf plain text: aad-49.txt item: #81 of 99 id: aad-51 author: McLeod-Morin, Ashley; Beattie, Peyton; Stone, Whitney; Kent, Kevin; Loizzo, Jamie; Telg, Ricky title: The science of mosquitoes: Youths’ perceptions, engagement, and learning from a Skype in the classroom science communication program date: 2020-07-31 words: 4242 flesch: 50 summary: Purdue zipTrips™: Connecting students and scientists through electronic field trips. Participating students are often encouraged to ask questions of the experts throughout the Skype sessions. keywords: communication; eft; entomology; knowledge; mosquito; program; science; skype; students cache: aad-51.pdf plain text: aad-51.txt item: #82 of 99 id: aad-55 author: Council, Austin; Sowcik, Matthew title: Exploring the development of humble leaders in the context of agriculture date: 2020-09-17 words: 5659 flesch: 47 summary: Additionally, increasing the diversity of participants related to gender, demographics, and location would provide additional insights into humble leader development. Further exploration is need into the impact different programs’ length, content, focus, and delivery have on humble leader development. keywords: agriculture; development; humility; leadership; program; research; study; values cache: aad-55.pdf plain text: aad-55.txt item: #83 of 99 id: aad-65 author: Dossou Kpanou, Bidossessi; Kelsey, Kathleen; Bower, Kyle title: An evaluation of social networks within federally funded research projects date: 2020-09-16 words: 4721 flesch: 41 summary: Researchers who have worked together in the past are likely to continue their partnerships on future scientific projects (Contandriopoulos et al., 2018), while research networks are strengthened by their ability to secure additional funding having demonstrated past success. The theories of social network, strong and weak ties, and scientific collaboration were employed to determine the degree of collaboration among team members. keywords: collaboration; data; density; et al; members; network; research; sub; team cache: aad-65.pdf plain text: aad-65.txt item: #84 of 99 id: aad-67 author: Agard, Alexis C. ; Roberts, Richie title: A reenvisioned agricultural system in Thailand: The growth in human capital experienced by agriculturalists after adoption of the sufficiency economic philosophy date: 2020-09-14 words: 4613 flesch: 42 summary: Although the adoption of SEP greatly contributed to Thai agricultural development, it also deemphasized greed. Thailand human development report, 2007: Sufficiency economy and human development. keywords: capital; development; economic; human; investments; king; royal; sep; study; thailand cache: aad-67.pdf plain text: aad-67.txt item: #85 of 99 id: aad-69 author: Gorter, Erin K.; Sorensen, Tyson; Russell, Jana; Taylor, Sierra; Henderson, Thomas M. title: Perceived changes among second-stage agriculture teachers following a professional development experience in Ecuador date: 2020-09-30 words: 5193 flesch: 44 summary: With this theoretical perspective in mind, teacher professional development should be viewed as a process of change that is unique to each teacher as they connect their own past experiences with their newly acquired professional development experiences. Methods This qualitative bounded case study was utilized to explore second stage teacher change as a result of a 10-day professional development program in Ecuador. keywords: agriculture; change; development; experience; global; international; participants; professional; students; teachers cache: aad-69.pdf plain text: aad-69.txt item: #86 of 99 id: aad-7 author: Mulvaney, Chandler; Kelsey, Kathleen title: A phenomenological inquiry to understand Ugandan farmers’ perceived barriers to fertilizer use date: 2020-01-28 words: 4596 flesch: 45 summary: Recommended interventions include increasing participation in farmer groups and increasing participation in Extension training on the use of agricultural inputs, especially fertilizers. Farmer groups in Uganda are formed through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Division. keywords: barrett; buyers; development; farmers; farming; fertilizers; poverty; subsistence; traps; uganda; use cache: aad-7.pdf plain text: aad-7.txt item: #87 of 99 id: aad-71 author: Rubenstein, Eric; Copenheaver, Carolyn A.; Peake, Jason B. title: Improving forestry secondary education: Identifying teachers’ needs date: 2020-12-09 words: 4213 flesch: 41 summary: 4.18 1.07 Rubenstein et al. Advancements in Agricultural Development https://doi.org/10.37433/aad.v1i3.71 89 Items M SD Increase state agencies funding for forestry education Session two was dominated by a discussion of administrative constraints on forestry education and Session one was dominated by a discussion of improving forestry educators’ content. keywords: content; development; education; forestry; needs; participants; professional; students; study; teachers cache: aad-71.pdf plain text: aad-71.txt item: #88 of 99 id: aad-73 author: Agole, David; Yoder, Edgar; Brennan, Mark A. ; Baggett, Connie; Ewing, John; Beckman, Matthew; Matsiko, Frank Biryabaho title: Determinants of cohesion in smallholder farmer groups in Uganda date: 2021-01-29 words: 6113 flesch: 40 summary: Findings Individual Members Objective Arguably, a key force that tends to draw group members together is a commonality of individual members’ objectives. This sense of belonging to the groups could be explained by the selective recruitment of group members by influential group members, most of whom were composed of family members and close friends to group founders. keywords: activities; cohesion; development; factors; farmer; group; individual; members; p<.001; participation; tasks cache: aad-73.pdf plain text: aad-73.txt item: #89 of 99 id: aad-75 author: Conner, Nathan; Reiling, Bryan; Stripling, Christopher T.; Kreifels, Matt; Monheim, Angie title: Examining inquiry-based learning stages of concern for high school agriscience teachers date: 2021-01-21 words: 3986 flesch: 43 summary: This study used the stages of concern questionnaire to profile ten Midwest high school agriscience teachers’ concerns regarding implementation of IBL, before and after participation in a year-long professional development program where IBL lessons were developed and used in the participants’ high school classrooms. During the year-long PD, participants had the opportunity to 1) experience IBL from the student perspective, 2) teach a pre-developed IBL lesson for a specific science topic with other participants at the workshop, 3) return to their home schools and use IBL lessons as part of the curriculum in their actual classrooms with scheduled monthly online support meetings with workshop facilitators to answer questions about IBL, and 4) attend a follow-up in-person workshop session to teach an IBL lesson of their own design to the workshop participants for feedback. keywords: development; ibl; participants; professional; program; science; stage; teachers; teaching cache: aad-75.pdf plain text: aad-75.txt item: #90 of 99 id: aad-77 author: Lamiño Jaramillo, Pablo; Boren Alpizar, Amy; Millares Forno, Carla; Quijada Landaverde, Rafael title: Agricultural education and migration: A comparison of rural youth in El Salvador and Honduras date: 2021-03-24 words: 4994 flesch: 51 summary: Different independent chi-square was conducted to compare migration intention depending on the country of origin and academic program. These results match with findings from Rhoda (1983), whose research indicated that agricultural program interventions might reduce migration intentions. keywords: country; intention; migration; program; youth cache: aad-77.pdf plain text: aad-77.txt item: #91 of 99 id: aad-79 author: Easterly III, R. G.; Humphrey, Kelsey ; Roberts, T. Grady title: The Impacts of COVID-19 on school-based agricultural education teachers in the U.S. date: 2021-01-19 words: 5261 flesch: 59 summary: Effects of student teachers’ coping behaviour. Like their peers, SBAE teachers had to choose new approaches to teach remotely. keywords: covid-19; development; et al; sbae; school; students; teachers; teaching cache: aad-79.pdf plain text: aad-79.txt item: #92 of 99 id: aad-83 author: Baker, Lauri; Kandzer, Michaela; Rampold, Shelli; Chiarelli, Christy; Peterson, Hikaru; McLeod-Morin, Ashley title: Agriculture and natural resources business owners economic and communication concerns early in the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-12-14 words: 5402 flesch: 46 summary: According to opinion leadership theory, ANR business leaders are important links in the information channel distribution chain and can serve as an effective vehicle for communication between their surrounding communities and ANR leadership agencies (Valente et al., 2007). The present study is focused on the felt concerns of ANR business owner leaders during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic to help identify how to support these leaders throughout and following the era of COVID-19. keywords: anr; business; concerns; covid-19; impacts; information; leadership; owners; respondents cache: aad-83.pdf plain text: aad-83.txt item: #93 of 99 id: aad-85 author: Worley, Barbara ; Fuhrman, Nick; Peake, Jason title: A quantitative approach to identifying turfgrass key players date: 2021-03-26 words: 4317 flesch: 44 summary: Of the 422 unique names mentioned in the survey, key player data showed that the top 25 key players were 1 or 2 steps away from 305 distinct persons in the network (72.3% of the network). Of the 422 unique names mentioned in the survey, key player data showed that the top 25 key players were 1 or 2 steps away from 305 distinct persons (72.3% of the network). keywords: communication; industry; information; network; players; research; strata; turfgrass cache: aad-85.pdf plain text: aad-85.txt item: #94 of 99 id: aad-87 author: Benge, Matt; Beattie, Peyton title: Challenges of early career extension agents in Florida date: 2021-02-16 words: 5885 flesch: 53 summary: However, Extension agents face a myriad of challenges, such as the changing scope of clientele and programming, nature of the job, and burnout. Extension agents serve a critical role within their local communities, but are faced with many challenges such as burnout, stress, and many weeknight and weekend activities (Kutilek, 2000), which often lead to employee turnover (Martin, 2011). keywords: agents; benge; ceds; challenges; development; ecas; extension; extension agents; job; journal; lack; time cache: aad-87.pdf plain text: aad-87.txt item: #95 of 99 id: aad-89 author: Olsovsky, Taylor; Strong, Robert; Berthold, Allen title: Enhancing landowner adoption of the Natural Resource Conservation Service’s recommended beef cattle grazing management practices date: 2021-03-03 words: 4242 flesch: 51 summary: Texas A&M University faculty, Texas Water Conservation Board staff, and NRCS staff, assessed criterion validity of the instrument. NRCS agencies could help increase the use of water conservation plans and inquiries by making this clear to current landowners participating in their program as well as potential clients by sending informational flyers or speaking at community civic or development organizational gatherings. keywords: awareness; conservation; landowners; nrcs; table; water cache: aad-89.pdf plain text: aad-89.txt item: #96 of 99 id: aad-9 author: Kamruzzaman, Md; Daniell, Katherine A.; Chowdhury, Ataharul ; Crimp, Steven ; James, Helen title: How can agricultural extension and rural advisory services support agricultural innovation to adapt to climate change in the agriculture sector? date: 2020-01-17 words: 5722 flesch: 25 summary: Climate change and agricultural extension: Building capacity for land grant extension services to address the agricultural impacts of climate change and the adaptive management needs of agricultural stakeholders. They need to support interactions and learning among diversified actors to develop complementary understanding and approaches for collective action for climate change adaptation. keywords: adaptation; aeras; agriculture; change; climate; climate change; development; et al; extension; innovation; providers; roles cache: aad-9.pdf plain text: aad-9.txt item: #97 of 99 id: aad-91 author: Street, Ashton; Stripling, Christopher; Ricketts, John; Conner, Nathan; Boyer, Christopher title: Identifying Tennessee school-based agricultural education student growth and program accountability metrics date: 2021-07-14 words: 3764 flesch: 47 summary: Methods A modified Delphi study was used to seek a consensus on metrics SBAE teachers perceived as indicators of excellent total programs. In addition, student skill assessments appropriate for each SBAE program of study should be considered. keywords: certification; education; ffa; metrics; number; program; students; teachers cache: aad-91.pdf plain text: aad-91.txt item: #98 of 99 id: aad-95 author: Silvert, Colby; Diaz, John; Warner, Laura; Ochieng, Willis title: To work alone or with peers: Examining smallholder coffee farmers’ perceptions influencing collective actions date: 2021-05-18 words: 4694 flesch: 40 summary: Several studies have indicated that smallholder farmers disproportionately face agricultural constraints impeding their emergence from poverty. Talbot (1997) suggested smallholder farmers producing global commodity crops, such as the coffee producers in this study, confront an additional elevated risk of income loss caused by volatility of the international market. keywords: actions; development; extension; farmers; skills; smallholder; study; support; variables cache: aad-95.pdf plain text: aad-95.txt item: #99 of 99 id: aad-99 author: Minus , Kristoff ; Woods , Janine ; Roberts, Richie; English, Chastity ; Rodriguez , Beatriz title: Empowering the caregiver network of farmers with a disability: A case study of the North Carolina AgrAbility project date: 2021-04-27 words: 4638 flesch: 39 summary: In response, the North Carolina AgrAbility Project has provided caregivers with education, resources, and support so that these individuals can better assist farmers with a disability to minimize the job-related obstacles they face. Theme #1: Barriers to Empowerment Through our observations of caregivers, we noted they often experienced barriers that hindered them from being empowered while receiving assistance from the North Carolina AgrAbility Project. keywords: agrability; caregivers; carolina; disability; empowerment; farmers; north; participant; project cache: aad-99.pdf plain text: aad-99.txt