Agriculture and the undergraduate : proceedings / Board on Agriculture, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Agriculture.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--Congresses.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 future--in human capital and the scientific knowledge base--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.

Contents:

Agriculture and the Undergraduate

Copyright

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

Overview

RETHINKING THE PURPOSE OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE

CONSTRAINTS TO INNOVATION

CHANGES IN CURRICULA

INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA

NEEDS IN EDUCATION

LIBERAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION

NEW CURRICULUM PRINCIPLES

PRECOLLEGE EDUCATION

SCIENTIFIC LITERACY

SYSTEMS

POSITIONING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE

IDEAS FOR CHANGE

REFERENCES

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

References

CHARLES E. HESS

Curriculum Issues

Faculty Development

Graduate Students

Internationalization of Curricula

Environmental Health Issues

Multicultural Diversity

Conclusion

Reference

KARL G. BRANDT

Part I Conference Papers

CHAPTER 2 Rethinking Undergraduate Professional Education for the Twenty-First Century:

THE AGENDA

THE SQUEEZE ON UNDERGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

THE CHALLENGE TO UNDERGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

THE MODEL OF UNDERGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

What Are We Doing at the University of Minnesota?

CONCLUSION

CHAPTER 3 Rethinking Undergraduate Professional Education for the Twenty-First Century:

CHAPTER 4 The Challenges for Professional Education in Agriculture:

CHAPTER 5 The Environmental Curriculum:

WHAT TO BUILD ON

THE PROBLEM

THE SOLUTION

THE SOBER TASK

CHAPTER 6 Environment and Ecology: Greening the Curriculum

CHAPTER 7 The Inherent Value of the College Core Curriculum

CHAPTER 8 General Education and the New Curriculum

GENERAL AND LIBERAL EDUCATION

WHY GENERAL EDUCATION?

IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE-RELATED CURRICULA

References.

CHAPTER 9 Agriculture: A System, a Science, or a Commodity?

WHAT IS AGRICULTURE?

ROLES OF COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE

CAN UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENTS BE ENHANCED IN COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE?

CHALLENGES FOR GRADUATES OF COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE

Change

Conflict

Communication

Cooperation

Competitiveness

Control

AGRICULTURE: AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM

CHAPTER 10 Educating a Culturally Diverse Professional Work Force for the Agricultural, Food, and Na...

DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT EARLY INTERVENTION (PRE-HIGH SCHOOL) PROGRAMS

Special Skills Sessions

Saturday Academy

Motivational Sessions

HIGH SCHOOL INTERVENTION PROGRAMS

Adopt a High School

Minority Research Apprenticeship Program

Summer Scholars Program

Preparatory Summer Internships

Reevaluation of Entrance Requirements

High-Profile Recruitment and Marketing Initiatives

Reevaluation of Vocational Education Programs and Creation of More Agricultural High Schools

COLLEGE PROGRAMS

Relevant Curricula

Effective Mentoring Program

Financial Assistance

Liaison Relationships

POSTBACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS

CHAPTER 11 Scientific Literacy: The Enemy Is Us

CHAPTER 12 The Priority: Undergraduate Professional Education

CHAPTER 13 Positioning Undergraduate Professional Education as the Priority

CHAPTER 14 Science, Technology, and the Public

CHAPTER 15 A Challenge, a Charge, and a Commitment

Part II Conference Discussions

CHAPTER 16 Teaching and Research: Balance as an Imperative

WHERE ARE WE NOW?

FACTORS THAT ADVERSELY AFFECT EMPHASIS ON TEACHING

STEPS TO IMPROVE BALANCE

NEEDS FOR COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION

STRATEGIES FOR MANAGEMENT OF TIME

FIRST RAPPORTEUR'S SUMMARY

INSTRUCTION.

TEACHING AND REWARDS FOR TEACHING

SECOND RAPPORTEUR'S SUMMARY

FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE QUALITY OF TEACHING

FACTORS THAT FAVOR AN EMPHASIS ON RESEARCH

STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE BALANCE

Dean's Perspective

Department Head's Perspective

Assistant Professor's Perspective

STRATEGIES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF TIME

CHAPTER 17 Rewarding Excellence in Teaching: An Administrative Challenge

RAPPORTEUR'S SUMMARY

CHAPTER 18 Integrating Agriculture into Precollege Education:

AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION

LINKAGE WITH SCIENCE TEACHERS AND COURSES

THE CHANGING STUDENT PIPELINE

AGRICULTURAL LITERACY

CHAPTER 19 Toward Integrative Thinking: A Teaching Challenge

CHARACTERISTICS OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

TRENDS IN INDUSTRY

GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

CHALLENGES TO ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

Science

Thought Process

Communications

CHAPTER 20 Striving Toward Cultural Diversity

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS

CRITICAL THINKING VERSUS TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT

COGNITIVE DIVERSITY

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

ETHNIC STUDIES

THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

CHAPTER 21 Designing an Environmentally Responsible Undergraduate Curriculum

GOALS: UNDERSTANDING AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS

MEANS

SUPPORT

APPENDIX SYLLABUS AND READINGS FOR THE COURSE ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

CHAPTER 22 Breaking Traditions in Curriculum Design

BRINGING ABOUT CHANGE

CURRICULUM CONTENT ISSUES

PROCESS ITEMS IN CURRICULUM REVISION

CONCLUSIONS

CONTEXT

PROCESS

CONTENT

CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING SUCCESS

KEY QUESTIONS.

CHAPTER 23 Changing the Image of Agriculture Through Curriculum Innovation

CHAPTER 24 Teaching Science as Inquiry

CHAPTER 25 Emphasizing the Social Sciences and Humanities

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CORE AND TARGETED EDUCATION IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

THE CONTENT OF TARGETED AREAS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE AND THE HUMANITIES

BARRIERS TO EMPHASIZING THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANGE

Planning

Marketing

Transfer

Follow-Up

CHAPTER 26 Teaching Agricultural Science as a System

DEFINITIONS

MODELS: MEANS OR ENDS?

APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE UNDER FIRE

SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY

BEYOND LECTURES AND EXPERT ADVICE

CHAPTER 27 The Social and Ethical Context of Agriculture: Is It There and Can We Teach It?

CHAPTER 28 The Economic Context of Agriculture

CHAPTER 29 The Global Context of Agriculture

INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE CURRICULUM

INTERNATIONALIZATION OF FACULTY

Appendixes

A Program Participants

B Poster Exhibits.

Notes:

Held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., Apr. 15-17, 1991.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610203185

9781280203183

1280203188

9780309584272

0309584272

9780585143545

0585143544

OCLC:

614639253