Agriculture Teachers’ Perceptions of Adult Education Programs: an Examination of Critical Educational Needs, Obstacles Faced, and Support Needed
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Although the number of adult programs in agricultural production has dropped off in recent years, the need for these programs has not. This need has been magnified with development and adoption of advanced technology, innovative marketing strategies, new strategies in farm management, and the addition of new agricultural laws and regulations. After reviewing adult education in agriculture in the South, Haynes (1984) indicated that adult farmers in this region are in desperate need of educational assistance, while an absence of adult farmer education programs exists in many Southern school districts. Agnew and Gilbertson (1986) warned that to deny this need for education is to deny that agricultural problems exist or that technologies related to agriculture are changing.
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