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Early History of Agricultural Education

Early History of Agricultural Education. AGED 3203. Change through legislation. Morrill Act of 1862 Hatch Act of 1887 Morrill Act of 1890 Smith-Lever Act, 1914 Smith-Hughes Act, 1917 Vocational Education Act of 1963 Carl Perkins Act of 1984. Who taught ag ed?.

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Early History of Agricultural Education

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  1. Early History of Agricultural Education AGED 3203

  2. Change through legislation • Morrill Act of 1862 • Hatch Act of 1887 • Morrill Act of 1890 • Smith-Lever Act, 1914 • Smith-Hughes Act, 1917 • Vocational Education Act of 1963 • Carl Perkins Act of 1984

  3. Who taught ag ed? • MA, CT,TN,NH had vo-ag in late 1800s • Agricultural education carried out by the Grange and Farm Bureau • Ag (science/nature study) was taught to give relevance to education for rural youth • 1912 curriculum was agronomy, rural engineering, lab and field work

  4. What was it like? • Vocational - school farms, boarding schools • Nature Study • Agriculture • Agronomy - soils, fertilizer, harvesting, etc. • Zootechny - animal production, breeding, • Rural Engineering - construction, irrigation, roads, drainage, sewage • Rural Economy - history of ag, capital, cost of production, marketing, farm management

  5. Smith-Hughes • Created vocational-agriculture • Mandated supervised farming project for all students • Federal funding to train teachers • Moved ag ed curriculum to Vo-Ag I - IV • $1500 to school if they taught vo-ag

  6. Vo-Ag at Oklahoma A & M • Taught high school ag to get the $1500 • Dropped program in 1919 • School of Ag housed in Morrill Hall • 1915 state law mandated that all students pass a course in ag.

  7. 1917 • Qualifications to teach vo-ag • 120 credit hours • 40 hours in ag and 15 in pedagogy • 21 years old • character that would fit him for leadership in the community and for directing students in their school work and home projects • In 1919 “practice teaching” begins

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