Vol. 18(2) Summer 2011
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Vol. 18(2) Summer 2011 |
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Friday, 12 August 2011 15:06 |
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From the Executive Editor
I am pleased to publish the summer issue of JIAEE. Three feature articles were included with highlights of scholarly works presented at the World Conference 2011 in Windhoek, Namibia. If you were unable to join us for the conference, I hope you will enjoy reading the abstracts of papers presented and a list of the poster presentations. Award winners in various categories are also listed in this issue.
The theme for the conference this year was “Sustainable Value Chain Agriculture for Food Security and Economic Development.” This conference was hosted by the University of Namibia with partners from other associations (AGRISSON, IAALD, and INFITA). The conference would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of many people. I would like to personally thank Martin Schneider, Jack Elliot, Samantha Alvis, and David Lawver for their leadership and service to the organization.
I thought I would take this opportunity to give you a “state of the journal” report. The acceptance rate for Volume 17 was 16%. For this volume there were 56 reviewers from 11 countries. We currently have 139 paid journal subscribers/members and 17 library subscriptions. The journal is financially solvent. We inducted a new managing editor at the conference. Amy Harder will be moving into that role in January, 2012. Brenda Seevers will be executive editor and I will be past editor. I would like to recognize Jimmy Lindner for his service on the journal executive team.
We are in the process of updating our rights and responsibilities for reviewers and authors. We want to ensure an efficient review and publication process while maintaining the integrity of the double-blind review. We are considering expanding our reviewer pool based upon expertise rather than prior publication in the journal. We will be updating our editorial board this year. Please let us know if you are interested in serving in one of these roles.
I hope you enjoy the issue and will consider submitting papers presented at the conference for publication in JIAEE.
Sincerely,
Kim E. Dooley, PhD
Executive Editor, JIAEE |
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A Professional Competency Development Model: Implications for Extension Educators |
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Friday, 12 August 2011 15:10 |
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DOI: 10.5191/jiaee.2011.18201
Abstract
Professional development refers to continuing education designed to enhance competencies, skills, and knowledge. There is a need for a professional development model based on the educational processes used by educators of adults. A professional competency development model was constructed from a study grounded on four educational process areas in Extension. In this study, 441 randomly selected Extension educators in the North Central Region of the United States participated through an online survey. The proposed model has implications for designing professional competency development programs in the areas of needs assessment/program development, teaching and learning methods, delivery strategies, and evaluation methods. It also indicates the best time and place for Extension educators to develop the competencies and suggests a mechanism to continuously identify the knowledge and skills needed to obtain the best results. This model could be used to develop educational programs in a variety of national and international settings.
Keywords: Extension, Educational processes, Professional development |
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An Assessment of the Impact of Internship Programs in the Agricultural Technical Schools of Egypt as Perceived by Participant Groups |
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Friday, 12 August 2011 15:15 |
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DOI: 10.5191/jiaee.2011.18202
Abstract
Experiential learning including student internships has been central to instructional programs in agriculture for decades. If the Agricultural Technical Schools of Egypt are to prepare students for successful careers and to enhance the agricultural economy, teachers must be well-prepared to use this teaching technique. Further, all stakeholders, including students, teachers, parents, headmasters and agribusiness owners, must recognize the importance and impact that implementing a student internship program could have. In this study, all groups identified important contributions to student learning and growth as a result of student participation in the internship program. While several suggestions were posited to improve the program, all agreed that the schools, the communities, the agribusinesses and the students received valuable benefits. The program of student internships in Egypt could be adopted in other countries where the agricultural economy could be improved through a better prepared agricultural workforce.
Keywords: Internships, Egypt, Experiential learning, Impact assessment |
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