Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculturists
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Educating the Next Generation of Agricultural Scientists
Author: Agriculture and the Undergraduate
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309046823
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
This book presents efforts to chart the comprehensive changes needed to meet the challenges of undergraduate professional education in agriculture. The United States needs to invest in the futureâ€"in human capital and the scientific knowledge baseâ€"to revitalize one of its leading industries, the agricultural, food, and environmental system. That objective can be met by educating all students about agriculture as well as by educating others specifically for careers in agriculture. Agriculture and the Undergraduate includes perspectives on rewarding excellence in teaching and formulating curricula to reflect cultural diversity, the environment, ecology, agribusiness and business, humanities and the social sciences, and the economic and global contexts of agriculture.
Science for Agriculture
Author: Wallace E. HuffmanPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470752548
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Science for Agriculture was the first thorough quantitative and analytical treatment of the history of the U.S. agricultural research system and as such has served as the foundation for research over the 10 years since its publication. The benefits from public and private investment in agricultural research are immense and should be understood by every student of the agricultural science system in the United States. The second edition updates important landmarks, components, characteristics, and trends of the U.S. system for developing and applying science to increase the productivity and advancements of agriculture. Science for Agriculture, 2e, is essential reading for agriculture educators and researchers, Land Grant administrators, food and agri-industry R&D and all others who need to understand the factors that will influence future public agricultural research policy.
Resources in Education
Author: Five-year Plan for the Food and Agricultural Sciences
Author: Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309305152
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
A Framework for K-12 Science Education and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) describe a new vision for science learning and teaching that is catalyzing improvements in science classrooms across the United States. Achieving this new vision will require time, resources, and ongoing commitment from state, district, and school leaders, as well as classroom teachers. Successful implementation of the NGSS will ensure that all K-12 students have high-quality opportunities to learn science. Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards provides guidance to district and school leaders and teachers charged with developing a plan and implementing the NGSS as they change their curriculum, instruction, professional learning, policies, and assessment to align with the new standards. For each of these elements, this report lays out recommendations for action around key issues and cautions about potential pitfalls. Coordinating changes in these aspects of the education system is challenging. As a foundation for that process, Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards identifies some overarching principles that should guide the planning and implementation process. The new standards present a vision of science and engineering learning designed to bring these subjects alive for all students, emphasizing the satisfaction of pursuing compelling questions and the joy of discovery and invention. Achieving this vision in all science classrooms will be a major undertaking and will require changes to many aspects of science education. Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards will be a valuable resource for states, districts, and schools charged with planning and implementing changes, to help them achieve the goal of teaching science for the 21st century.
Reform and Innovation of Science and Education
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryPublisher:
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Category : Agricultural biotechnology
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Revolutionizing Higher Education in Agriculture
Author: H. O. KunkelPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 047029003X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
With the continuous changes of farming methods and policies, it is crucial that agricultural education evolves with them, pushing towards innovations rather than accepting conventions. This book is a call to arms for educators to prepare for the 21st Century and an entirely new set of possibilities.
Preparation for the 1990 Farm Bill
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Transforming Tertiary Agricultural Education in Africa
Author: David KraybillPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 1789246547
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Enormous changes are affecting African production agriculture, urbanization, and food consumption patterns, requiring new approaches to training and knowledge generation and dissemination to achieve food security. Many agricultural universities and other tertiary agricultural education (TAE) organizations have been slow to respond, hindered by inadequate staffing and facilities and growing competition for funds. However, some African agricultural universities are transforming themselves and are achieving remarkable success. This book documents successful approaches to remaking TAE in Africa to inspire leaders, both formal and informal, of other TAE organizations. It emphasises adaptive strategies and processes creating an internal culture driven by stakeholder needs and where organizational transformation improves the quality and relevance of teaching, research, and outreach. The chapters cover the role of TAE in agricultural transformation, trends in TAE in Africa, solutions to the rigour-versus-relevance dilemma, curriculum design informed by actual and emerging labour market conditions, innovation and entrepreneurship, TAE quality assurance, and networking among TAE institutions.