Secondary Agriculture Educators' Knowledge, Beliefs, and Teaching Practices About Global Climate Change

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 13
  In Poster Session: Division K Section 1 Poster Session 1

Abstract

Promoting the understanding about GCC among agricultural educators is imperative. While substantive research exists for the knowledge, conceptions and beliefs of science teachers, few studies focus on agriculture educators. This research investigates the foundational state of secondary agricultural teachers’ knowledge, practices, and beliefs about GCC. Total 258 secondary agriculture teachers from fourteen states completed the survey. Overall, in-service agriculture teachers have a strong understanding about the basic science concepts that constitute the understanding for GCC. However, they are challenged in understanding data that forms the evidence for GCC, and whether this phenomenon is anthropogenic or natural, or both. Their teaching practices are diverse from spending a dedicated amount of time to none at all in their classrooms.

Authors

• Hui-Hui Wang, Purdue University

• Devarati Bhattacharya, Central Washington University

• Bryanna Nelson, Purdue University