Short description
A text for college students enrolled in agricultural education programs. It addresses various components of effective middle school and high school agricultural education programs within the context of national educational policies and trends in schooling.
Long description
The Handbook on Agricultural Education in Public Schools, Sixth Edition is the leading text for college students enrolled in agricultural education programs, and it is now available in its sixth edition. This edition addresses all components of effective middle school and high school agricultural education programs within the context of national educational policies and trends in schooling. Sound philosophical perspectives, research-based practices, and application scenarios are offered throughout.This text emphasizes contemporary approaches for developing and delivering agricultural education programs, with detailed focus on strategies for enhancing learning in the core subjects, experiential learning, laboratory instruction, and problem solving. It is designed as the perfect reference for university students who are preparing to become agriculture educators in public schools, and emphasizes inquiry-based, problem solving, and experiential learning strategies for teaching and learning in agricultural education. This established book functions not only as an ideal text but as a professional reference as well.
Review
I have always considered the Handbook to be the Bible for agricultural educators. The strengths are: coverage of a broad area of agricultural education; helpful for the novice teacher; and has a contemporary perspective with revisions.