Evaluation of the effectiveness of instruction in agricultural mechanics for vocational agriculture students in Arkansas who enter non-farming occupations [electronic resource] / Roy W. Roberts.

To evaluate the effectiveness of a new program, a study was made to determine -- (1) occupations entered, (2) effect of number of years in vocational agriculture on occupational choice, (3) mechanical skills useful in the occupation, (4) additional skills needed, and (5) changes needed in the course...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Roberts, Roy W.
Corporate Author: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. College of Education
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1965.
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