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ERIC ED462293: Structuring Agricultural Education Research Using Co...
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The purpose of this study was to examine the degree to
which agricultural education research has adhered to a
structured approach over the past decade. Specifically,
the study sought to determine the types of research
conducted in agricultural education, the extent to which
researchers used conceptual and theoretical frameworks,
the extent to which conclusions addressed conceptual
and/or theoretical frameworks, and to assess how the
formation and use of conceptual and theoretical
frameworks had changed over the past decade. The
researchers evaluated all research articles published in
the "Journal of Agricultural Education" from 1990 through
1999, using a researcher-developed instrument. Findings
revealed that the majority of the research conducted in
agricultural education over the past decade had been
quantitative, applied, survey research. Only 29% of the
articles reviewed cited an appropriate theoretical
framework, however a vast majority (87.1%) cited an
appropriate and clear conceptual framework. Researchers
cited a limited number of references in establishing
conceptual and theoretical frameworks, and often failed
to relate their findings back to those frameworks.
Selection and use of theoretical frameworks improved from
that which was published in the first part of the decade,
although the number of studies with appropriate
frameworks was still low. Articles accepted to the
Journal exhibited less well-developed conceptual
frameworks as the decade progressed. It was noted that
agricultural education researchers should adopt and use
more rigorous research techniques. (Contains 24
references.) (Author/MM)
Date Published: 2016-01-12 10:06:01
Identifier: ERIC_ED462293
Item Size: 19847238
Language: english
Media Type: texts
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