Abstract

Researchers identified innovative agricultural education programs across the United States. A Delphi study was conducted with the teachers in innovative programs. According to the teachers, innovative programs in 2020 will use hands-on activities and will be run by highly motivated teachers. The purpose of innovative programs in the future will be to utilize the current professional community to teach skills needed in a changing industry and to encourage students to “think outside the box” and challenge themselves. Innovative programs will be hands-on, include problem solving, and critical thinking. The people involved in innovative agricultural education programs in the future are students, innovative agricultural education teachers, school administrators, and professionals in the community with particular skills sets needed in agricultural education. Teachers of selected innovative agricultural education programs did not agree that innovative agricultural education programs should have a global reach or that every student should have a Supervised Agricultural Experience.

Highlights

  • Researchers identified innovative agricultural education programs across the United States

  • Fifteen categories were identified for question four: Describe all the people you think will be involved in innovative agricultural education programs in the future; consider those inside and outside the school

  • In round two of the Delphi study participants reported that innovative agricultural education programs in the year 2020 will be highly technological and current with agricultural industry trends encompassing all aspects of the agricultural industry

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Purpose and Objectives

The purpose of this study was to identify innovative program designs in agricultural education across the United States. Specific research objectives were to: 1) Describe what an innovative agricultural education program will look like in 2020. 2) Describe the purpose, mission, and objectives of an innovative agricultural education program in the future. 3) Describe the components/characteristics of an innovative agricultural education program in 2020. 4) Describe the people involved in innovative agricultural education programs in the future Specific research objectives were to: 1) Describe what an innovative agricultural education program will look like in 2020. 2) Describe the purpose, mission, and objectives of an innovative agricultural education program in the future. 3) Describe the components/characteristics of an innovative agricultural education program in 2020. 4) Describe the people involved in innovative agricultural education programs in the future

Identification of Innovative Programs
Delphi Study
Round One
Round Two and Three
Disagree Disagree Agree
Items that failed to reach consensus after three rounds
Critical thinking
Access to the latest communication technology
Fine arts teachers
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