A comparison of participants in the National FFA Computers in Agriculture Award Program to participants in the National FFA Agriscience Student Recognition Program /
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1991.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | The purposes of this study were to compare students in the Computers in Agriculture Program and the Agriscience Student Recognition Programs and to determine if participants were seeking careers in agriculture. A four-part, mailed survey questionnaire was designed to answer five research objectives. Two hundred sixty participants in the National FFA Computers in Agriculture (CIA) and Agriscience Student Recognition (ASR) programs from 1987 through 1990 were identified. A census population was used, and the results are based on 214 usable questionnaires collected from January 14, 1991 to May 1, 1991. Most of the participants in the CIA and ASR programs were juniors and seniors in high school and were from rural agricultural backgrounds. Generally, the participants were active high school student leaders who scored well on the SAT and ACT tests and ranked in the top twenty percent of their class. A large majority of the students continued their education beyond high school. The ASR participants were stronger in their commitment to agricultural careers than were the CIA participants. Additionally, the ASR group tended to major in agriculture more often than did the CIA-group. Contrary to the findings of Bowen and Doerfert's 1988 study of CIA participants from 1984 through 1986, most of the CIA participants from 1987 through 1990 owned IBM or compatible type computers. There were associations between computer related variables and gender. Males tended to own, use, participate in the CIA, and have positive perceptions of computers more often than did females. CIA participants used selected software applications more frequently than did ASR participants. Additionally, more CIA participants owned computers than did ASR participants. The numbers of computers available in the participants high school agricultural program were generally low. The Western FFA region participants had more computers in their high school agricultural program than did participants from other regions. The CIA participants were more positive in their beliefs about their computer training and the importance of computers to their future than were ASR participants. Both groups agreed that the CIA and ASR programs were valuable and beneficial to their needs. |
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| Item Description: | Typescript (photocopy). Vita. "Major subject: Agricultural Education." |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 167 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |