Toward a Holistic Agricultural Student Recruitment Model: A National Analysis of the Factors Affecting Students' Decision to Pursue an Agricultural Related Degree

Autor/inn/en	Alston, Antoine J.; Roberts, Richie; English, Chastity Warren
Titel	Toward a Holistic Agricultural Student Recruitment Model: A National Analysis of the Factors Affecting Students' Decision to Pursue an Agricultural Related Degree
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Technical Careers, 4 (2020) 1, S.1-23 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2578-2118
Schlagwörter	Student Recruitment; Holistic Approach; Agricultural Education; College Students; National Surveys; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Enrollment Influences; Land Grant Universities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Holistischer Ansatz; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied
Abstract	Currently, the agricultural industry struggles to fill positions with qualified agricultural workers. Therefore, it is critical to attract high caliber individuals to agricultural degree programs that are prepared to enter the workforce with the skills needed to navigate complex issues and problems. The purpose of this national study was to identify key factors that influence the recruitment of agriculture students at land-grant and non-land-grant universities. Using Chapman's model of student success as our conceptual lens, we tested 66 factors identified in the literature as successful recruitment strategies for colleges of agriculture based on students' personal characteristics as well as key external influences. We discovered statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences existed based on students' gender and race/ethnicity. To better operationalize the findings from this study for U.S. colleges of agriculture, we developed the agricultural student recruitment model (ASRM). The model visually represents the distinct but intersecting factors that most profoundly influence students' academic degree decisions. Moving forward, we recommend colleges of agriculture use the ASRM as a tool to better resonate with populations that may lack representation in their degree programs and the state's agricultural industry. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	UNLV Department of Teaching and Learning. 4505 South Maryland Parkway PO Box 3005, Las Vegas, NV 89154. e-mail: jrtc@unlv.edu; Web site: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jrtc/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01