Career Paths, Job Satisfaction, and Employability Skills of Agricultural Education Graduates

The career paths pursued by agricultural education graduates from the University of Missouri were explored. In addition, graduates' job satisfaction, employability skills required for their careers, and the contribution of the degree program's curriculum in developing the skills were asses...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:NACTA journal 2006-12, Vol.50 (4), p.31-36
Main Authors: Garton, Bryan L., Robinson, J. Shane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural education
Agricultural management
Agriculture
College instruction
Communications industries
Curricula
Educational Needs
Industrial agriculture
Job satisfaction
Research Methodology
Student Diversity
Teacher Certification
Teacher education
Teaching
Technical Education
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by
cites
container_end_page 36
container_issue 4
container_start_page 31
container_title NACTA journal
container_volume 50
creator Garton, Bryan L.
Robinson, J. Shane
description The career paths pursued by agricultural education graduates from the University of Missouri were explored. In addition, graduates' job satisfaction, employability skills required for their careers, and the contribution of the degree program's curriculum in developing the skills were assessed. Graduates pursued a variety of careers, with approximately twothirds employed as secondary agriculture teachers, sales representatives, or in managerial positions. Graduates teaching secondary agriculture and graduates employed in industry were equally satisfied with their chosen career. For graduates changing employment, a change in career goals or ambitions had the greatest influence on their decision, while being unprepared for the position was not a factor. Graduates rated "getting along with people," "planning and completing projects," and "analyzing information to make decisions" as the employability skills with the greatest need. When factoring in the contribution of the program's curriculum, "analyzing information to make decisions" rose to the top as a need for improvement.
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>jstor_proqu</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_journals_214370174</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><jstor_id>43766170</jstor_id><sourcerecordid>43766170</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-j494-4f12bee4a199b0422fb7f2933583d2073f9d51e7dfb4cb398b410a59e0fe72433</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNotjctOwzAURLMAiVL4BCSLdSP5lbpeVlEooEogtUuk6DqxwcGNix-L_D1BZTWLOWfmqlhgwmXJJcE3xW2MA8aUUFktio8agtYBvUP6iiv06hU6QLLRQJesH1cIxh41p7PzEyjrbJrQ4ds6F5E3aPsZbJddygEcavrcwZ-DdgH6DEnHu-LagIv6_j-XxfGpOdbP5f5t91Jv9-XAJS-5IVRpzYFIqTCn1ChhqGSs2rCeYsGM7CuiRW8U7xSTG8UJhkpqbLSgnLFl8XiZPQf_k3VM7eBzGOfHlhLOBCaCz9DDBRpi8qE9B3uCMLVzvV4Tgdkv4slXCQ</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>214370174</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Career Paths, Job Satisfaction, and Employability Skills of Agricultural Education Graduates</title><source>JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection</source><source>Social Science Premium Collection</source><source>Education Collection</source><creator>Garton, Bryan L. ; Robinson, J. Shane</creator><creatorcontrib>Garton, Bryan L. ; Robinson, J. Shane</creatorcontrib><description>The career paths pursued by agricultural education graduates from the University of Missouri were explored. In addition, graduates' job satisfaction, employability skills required for their careers, and the contribution of the degree program's curriculum in developing the skills were assessed. Graduates pursued a variety of careers, with approximately twothirds employed as secondary agriculture teachers, sales representatives, or in managerial positions. Graduates teaching secondary agriculture and graduates employed in industry were equally satisfied with their chosen career. For graduates changing employment, a change in career goals or ambitions had the greatest influence on their decision, while being unprepared for the position was not a factor. Graduates rated "getting along with people," "planning and completing projects," and "analyzing information to make decisions" as the employability skills with the greatest need. When factoring in the contribution of the program's curriculum, "analyzing information to make decisions" rose to the top as a need for improvement.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0149-4910</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Twin Falls: National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture</publisher><subject>Agricultural education ; Agricultural management ; Agriculture ; College instruction ; Communications industries ; Curricula ; Educational Needs ; Industrial agriculture ; Job satisfaction ; Research Methodology ; Student Diversity ; Teacher Certification ; Teacher education ; Teaching ; Technical Education</subject><ispartof>NACTA journal, 2006-12, Vol.50 (4), p.31-36</ispartof><rights>2006</rights><rights>Copyright North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Dec 2006</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.proquest.com/docview/214370174/fulltextPDF?pq-origsite=primo$$EPDF$$P50$$Gproquest$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.proquest.com/docview/214370174?pq-origsite=primo$$EHTML$$P50$$Gproquest$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,21357,21373,33588,33854,43709,43856,58213,58446,73964,74140</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Garton, Bryan L.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Robinson, J. Shane</creatorcontrib><title>Career Paths, Job Satisfaction, and Employability Skills of Agricultural Education Graduates</title><title>NACTA journal</title><description>The career paths pursued by agricultural education graduates from the University of Missouri were explored. In addition, graduates' job satisfaction, employability skills required for their careers, and the contribution of the degree program's curriculum in developing the skills were assessed. Graduates pursued a variety of careers, with approximately twothirds employed as secondary agriculture teachers, sales representatives, or in managerial positions. Graduates teaching secondary agriculture and graduates employed in industry were equally satisfied with their chosen career. For graduates changing employment, a change in career goals or ambitions had the greatest influence on their decision, while being unprepared for the position was not a factor. Graduates rated "getting along with people," "planning and completing projects," and "analyzing information to make decisions" as the employability skills with the greatest need. When factoring in the contribution of the program's curriculum, "analyzing information to make decisions" rose to the top as a need for improvement.</description><subject>Agricultural education</subject><subject>Agricultural management</subject><subject>Agriculture</subject><subject>College instruction</subject><subject>Communications industries</subject><subject>Curricula</subject><subject>Educational Needs</subject><subject>Industrial agriculture</subject><subject>Job satisfaction</subject><subject>Research Methodology</subject><subject>Student Diversity</subject><subject>Teacher Certification</subject><subject>Teacher education</subject><subject>Teaching</subject><subject>Technical Education</subject><issn>0149-4910</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2006</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>ALSLI</sourceid><sourceid>CJNVE</sourceid><sourceid>M0P</sourceid><recordid>eNotjctOwzAURLMAiVL4BCSLdSP5lbpeVlEooEogtUuk6DqxwcGNix-L_D1BZTWLOWfmqlhgwmXJJcE3xW2MA8aUUFktio8agtYBvUP6iiv06hU6QLLRQJesH1cIxh41p7PzEyjrbJrQ4ds6F5E3aPsZbJddygEcavrcwZ-DdgH6DEnHu-LagIv6_j-XxfGpOdbP5f5t91Jv9-XAJS-5IVRpzYFIqTCn1ChhqGSs2rCeYsGM7CuiRW8U7xSTG8UJhkpqbLSgnLFl8XiZPQf_k3VM7eBzGOfHlhLOBCaCz9DDBRpi8qE9B3uCMLVzvV4Tgdkv4slXCQ</recordid><startdate>20061201</startdate><enddate>20061201</enddate><creator>Garton, Bryan L.</creator><creator>Robinson, J. Shane</creator><general>National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture</general><general>North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture</general><scope>0-V</scope><scope>3V.</scope><scope>4T-</scope><scope>4U-</scope><scope>7X2</scope><scope>7XB</scope><scope>88B</scope><scope>8FE</scope><scope>8FG</scope><scope>8FH</scope><scope>8FK</scope><scope>8G5</scope><scope>ABJCF</scope><scope>ABUWG</scope><scope>AEUYN</scope><scope>AFKRA</scope><scope>ALSLI</scope><scope>ATCPS</scope><scope>AZQEC</scope><scope>BENPR</scope><scope>BGLVJ</scope><scope>BHPHI</scope><scope>CCPQU</scope><scope>CJNVE</scope><scope>DWQXO</scope><scope>GNUQQ</scope><scope>GUQSH</scope><scope>HCIFZ</scope><scope>L6V</scope><scope>M0K</scope><scope>M0P</scope><scope>M2O</scope><scope>M7S</scope><scope>MBDVC</scope><scope>PADUT</scope><scope>PATMY</scope><scope>PQEDU</scope><scope>PQEST</scope><scope>PQQKQ</scope><scope>PQUKI</scope><scope>PRINS</scope><scope>PTHSS</scope><scope>PYCSY</scope><scope>Q9U</scope><scope>S0X</scope></search><sort><creationdate>20061201</creationdate><title>Career Paths, Job Satisfaction, and Employability Skills of Agricultural Education Graduates</title><author>Garton, Bryan L. ; Robinson, J. Shane</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-j494-4f12bee4a199b0422fb7f2933583d2073f9d51e7dfb4cb398b410a59e0fe72433</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2006</creationdate><topic>Agricultural education</topic><topic>Agricultural management</topic><topic>Agriculture</topic><topic>College instruction</topic><topic>Communications industries</topic><topic>Curricula</topic><topic>Educational Needs</topic><topic>Industrial agriculture</topic><topic>Job satisfaction</topic><topic>Research Methodology</topic><topic>Student Diversity</topic><topic>Teacher Certification</topic><topic>Teacher education</topic><topic>Teaching</topic><topic>Technical Education</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Garton, Bryan L.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Robinson, J. Shane</creatorcontrib><collection>ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Corporate)</collection><collection>Docstoc</collection><collection>University Readers</collection><collection>Agricultural Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Education Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest SciTech Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Technology Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Natural Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni) (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Research Library (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Materials Science &amp; Engineering Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Sustainability</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>Social Science Premium Collection</collection><collection>Agricultural &amp; Environmental Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Essentials</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>Technology Collection</collection><collection>Natural Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest One Community College</collection><collection>Education Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Korea</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Student</collection><collection>Research Library Prep</collection><collection>SciTech Premium Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Engineering Collection</collection><collection>Agriculture Science Database</collection><collection>Education Database</collection><collection>Research Library</collection><collection>Engineering Database</collection><collection>Research Library (Corporate)</collection><collection>Research Library China</collection><collection>Environmental Science Database</collection><collection>ProQuest One Education</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic Eastern Edition (DO NOT USE)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic UKI Edition</collection><collection>ProQuest Central China</collection><collection>Engineering Collection</collection><collection>Environmental Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Basic</collection><collection>SIRS Editorial</collection><jtitle>NACTA journal</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Garton, Bryan L.</au><au>Robinson, J. Shane</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Career Paths, Job Satisfaction, and Employability Skills of Agricultural Education Graduates</atitle><jtitle>NACTA journal</jtitle><date>2006-12-01</date><risdate>2006</risdate><volume>50</volume><issue>4</issue><spage>31</spage><epage>36</epage><pages>31-36</pages><issn>0149-4910</issn><abstract>The career paths pursued by agricultural education graduates from the University of Missouri were explored. In addition, graduates' job satisfaction, employability skills required for their careers, and the contribution of the degree program's curriculum in developing the skills were assessed. Graduates pursued a variety of careers, with approximately twothirds employed as secondary agriculture teachers, sales representatives, or in managerial positions. Graduates teaching secondary agriculture and graduates employed in industry were equally satisfied with their chosen career. For graduates changing employment, a change in career goals or ambitions had the greatest influence on their decision, while being unprepared for the position was not a factor. Graduates rated "getting along with people," "planning and completing projects," and "analyzing information to make decisions" as the employability skills with the greatest need. When factoring in the contribution of the program's curriculum, "analyzing information to make decisions" rose to the top as a need for improvement.</abstract><cop>Twin Falls</cop><pub>National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture</pub><tpages>6</tpages></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 0149-4910
ispartof NACTA journal, 2006-12, Vol.50 (4), p.31-36
issn 0149-4910
language eng
recordid cdi_proquest_journals_214370174
source JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection; Social Science Premium Collection; Education Collection
subjects Agricultural education
Agricultural management
Agriculture
College instruction
Communications industries
Curricula
Educational Needs
Industrial agriculture
Job satisfaction
Research Methodology
Student Diversity
Teacher Certification
Teacher education
Teaching
Technical Education
title Career Paths, Job Satisfaction, and Employability Skills of Agricultural Education Graduates
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-02-10T16%3A48%3A25IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-jstor_proqu&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Career%20Paths,%20Job%20Satisfaction,%20and%20Employability%20Skills%20of%20Agricultural%20Education%20Graduates&rft.jtitle=NACTA%20journal&rft.au=Garton,%20Bryan%20L.&rft.date=2006-12-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=31&rft.epage=36&rft.pages=31-36&rft.issn=0149-4910&rft_id=info:doi/&rft_dat=%3Cjstor_proqu%3E43766170%3C/jstor_proqu%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-j494-4f12bee4a199b0422fb7f2933583d2073f9d51e7dfb4cb398b410a59e0fe72433%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=214370174&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_jstor_id=43766170&rfr_iscdi=true