Factors Influencing Enrollment in an Urban Agricultural Education Program

Autor/inn/en	Esters, Levon T.; Bowen, Blannie E.
Titel	Factors Influencing Enrollment in an Urban Agricultural Education Program
Quelle	In: Journal of Career and Technical Education, 21 (2004) 1, S.25-37 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1531-4952
Schlagwörter	Measures (Individuals); Graduate Surveys; High School Graduates; Urban Schools; Agricultural Education; Parent Role; Mothers; Student Experience; Student Recruitment; Student Interests; Animals; Occupational Aspiration; Questionnaires; Demography; Influences; Pennsylvania; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Messdaten; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Parental role; Elternrolle; Mother; Mutter; Studienerfahrung; Studieninteresse; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Fragebogen; Demografie; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing students to enroll in an urban agricultural education program. Former students' in the study indicated parents and/or guardians as the individuals most influencing their decision to enroll in an urban agricultural education program. However, former students' indicated their mother or female guardian as having more influence than the father or male guardian. Former students also indicated events and experiences focused around several themes influencing their decision to enroll in an urban agricultural education program. However, recruitment activities, interest in animals, agricultural career aspirations, and parents accounted for more than 50% of the events and experiences. Thus, for the participants in this study, it was concluded that there were several factors influencing their decision to enroll in an urban agricultural education program. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01