Murray State Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

In the late fall of 2019 and early spring 2020 educators across the world were abruptly faced with the issue of teaching curriculum through distance learning platforms. This challenge was even greater for agricultural education teachers to accomplish due to the goal of providing students opportunities for leadership development, personal growth, and career success through hands-on learning opportunities. The researcher conducted a study to examine the perceived barriers of internet –based distance learning by agricultural education teachers in Georgia and to explore the relationship between their perceived barriers and the perception of their level of computer and internet access, their level of computer and internet skills, level of support given, their readiness for the time commitment required for distance education, and their perceived value of internet-based distance education. The survey used for this study was developed by Dr. Al-Mothana M. Gasaymeh. A total of 208 teachers completed the research instrument. Agricultural education teachers have mixed feelings towards their overall view of internet-based distance education. There was a correlation between the skills a teacher had related to distance education and gender. There was also a correlation between the skills a teacher had related to distance education and the years a teacher has taught. An additional correlation between the amount of time a teacher can dedicate to distance education and their gender was also determined. Overall perceived value of distance education and access to distance education were significant in predicting a teachers’ outlook. By having a better understanding of the needs of agricultural education teachers are facing with distance education, professional development opportunities can be offered to help meet these needs.

Year manuscript completed

2021

Year degree awarded

2021

Author's Keywords

Agricultural Education, Internet-Based Distance Education

Dissertation Committee Chair

Dr. Kristie Guffey

Committee Chair

Dr. Kristie Guffey

Committee Member

Dr. Alyx Shultz

Committee Member

Dr. Jennifer Earls

Document Type

Dissertation

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