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What is Historical Research

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Preparing Agriculture and Agriscience Educators for the Classroom
A systematic attempt to collect and objectively evaluate data related to events, conditions, people, and settings from the past to help explain current events or foretell future events.
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Conducting Programmatic Research in Agriculture Teacher Education
Will Doss (Texas A&M University - Commerce, Commerce, USA) and John Rayfield (Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3420-8.ch016
Abstract
This chapter focuses on programmatic research in agriculture teacher education programs. Included in this chapter are the definition of research, why agriculture teacher education programs should conduct research, approaches to programmatic research, and practical applications for using research in teacher educations programs. The authors break down various methodologies for conducting programmatic research and offer many practical examples of how these can be easily implemented into any agriculture teacher education program. This chapter walks the reader through developing researchable questions, using the scientific method, choosing appropriate research design and methodology, and simple steps to disseminate and communicate research findings. The chapter also touches on the relationship between research and evaluation and how evaluation is used to assess programmatic effectiveness.
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