By definition, all of the schools in the survey conducted high school programs
of agricultural education. However, it was found that all of the schools had not
adult education programs in agriculture during the year the survey was
made. Graph I illustrates in broad terms, the extent to which adult education
in agriculture occurred in the randomly selected group and in the specially prepared
group. Graph II illustrates the degree of emphasis placed on the four problem areas
or units of instruction at the high school level as well as at the adult level by
each group of teachers studied. Graphs III through VI show the degree of emphasis
placed upon each detailed area of content within a major problem area or unit of
instruction by each of the two groups of teachers surveyed.
One of the objectives of the survey was to determine whether or not differences
existed between the randomly selected group which had had no special
preparation in teaching farm management including agricultural production credit,
and the specially prepared group which had taken a short course in teaching farm
management and agricultural production credit. Therefore, comparisons of findings
between the randomly selected and the specially prepared group have been presented
as well as comparisons of findings relating to the high school and adult levels of
instruction.
The chi-square statistical test for significance was applied to the data
presented. Results of this test, which indicate the probability that differences
between groups could not have occurred by chance, are given in those instances
where they were significant (five percent level or below).