Who Teaches and Why? Analyzing Why Individuals Choose to Pursue a Career Teaching Secondary Agricultural Science
| dc.contributor.committeeChair | Rayfield, John | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Ritz, Rudy | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Hatch, Chelsea | |
| dc.creator | Odom, Joshua | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-04T14:21:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-10-04T14:21:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to determine why individuals choose to pursue a career as a secondary agricultural science teacher, their beliefs about teaching secondary agricultural science, and their attitudes toward teaching secondary agricultural science. Also analyzed in this study was career satisfaction and demographics. The study was descriptive and utilized current secondary agricultural science teachers in Texas. Online surveys were distributed via email to secondary agricultural science teachers who were selected at random from the population. The survey contained four sections with a total of 95 statements/questions. From the 333 individuals who received the survey, 124 individuals started the survey, but only 116 individuals fully completed it, for a response rate of 34.83%. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that there are many different factors that can influence an individual’s decision to become a secondary agricultural science teacher. Overall, the participants in this study seemed to have favorable beliefs about teaching secondary agricultural science and positive attitudes toward their jobs. The level of the participant's job satisfaction was a welcoming surprise as more than three-quarters of the participants identified they were either satisfied or strongly satisfied with their job. The demographic data shows that there is a variety of secondary agricultural science teachers in Texas in terms of personal and career characteristics. | en_US |
| dc.format.mimetype | Application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2346/96350 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights.availability | Access is not restricted. | |
| dc.subject | Beliefs | |
| dc.subject | Ag Teacher | |
| dc.subject | Agricultural science | |
| dc.subject | Career satisfaction | |
| dc.subject | Decisions | |
| dc.subject | Attitudes | |
| dc.subject | Demographics | |
| dc.title | Who Teaches and Why? Analyzing Why Individuals Choose to Pursue a Career Teaching Secondary Agricultural Science | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| thesis.degree.department | Agricultural Education & Communications | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Agricultural Education | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas Tech University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science |