Qualities necessary for a vocational agriculture teacher to have long tenure in the schools of Oklahoma as expressed by school superintendents

Abstract

Scope and Procedure of Study: Questionnaires pertaining to qualities which should be of importance for a Vocational Agriculture teacher to have long tenure were sent to twenty five high school superintendents in all parts of Oklahoma. The superintendents rated each item according to the degree of importance which he felt necessary for a teacher to have long tenure. The information obtained from the questionnaires was value-rated, analyzed, and conclusions and recommendations made.

Conclusions and Recommendations: It was concluded that the vocational agriculture teacher must possess a thorough knowledge of the agricultural problems in his supervised farm training program and that his instructional program for in-school students must be based on needs growing out of their supervised farming program. It was also concluded that effective communication between the administration and the teacher is often the basis of many problems. A recommendation was made that an adult psychology course be added to the requirement leading to a bachelors degree in Agricultural Education. It was also recommended that vocational agriculture teachers join the civic organizations of the community in an effort to better promote community-school relationship and that they strive for better communication with their administrator.