Texas entry - year agriculture teachers' perceptions, practices, and preparation regarding safety and health in agricultural education

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• Personal Author:
  Hubert DJ ; Lindner JR ; Murphy TH ; Ullrich DR
• Description:
  The purpose of this study was to gather benchmark data for the assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions regarding agricultural safety issues and curricula held by Texas agricultural teachers with less than two full years of teaching experience (entry-year teachers). Seventy-four of 118 well-distributed teachers responded to this survey. Researchers concluded that more females were entering a traditionally male-dominated field. Overall, teachers addressed safety within units of instruction rather than as separate units. The most useful forms of new teaching resources that this group of teachers would like to see produced were safety videos and study guides, and class demonstration/simulation activities. There was a significant difference in rankings between teachers less than 26 years old and teachers more than 26 years old regarding the usefulness of transparencies as a new teaching resource (F = 5.00, p = 0.0268). Few teachers were currently CPR and first aid certified, even though most had received training and completed a general safety and/or health related course while in college. Teachers generally agreed philosophically with most practices and exhibited personal beliefs consistent with proper safety preparedness and practice in agricultural settings. However, many of these teachers failed to practice what was expected of safe tractor operators, such as wearing safety belts and allowing younger drivers to operate the equipment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Education Health Promotion Laboratories Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Agricultural Mechanics Laboratory Safety Agricultural Safety Agricultural Teacher Safety Instruction Attitude Author Keywords: School Shop Safety Curriculum Development Health Programs Laboratory Safety Mechanics Safety Education Safety Practices Safety Programs Teaching Tractors Work Experience Work Practices

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Texas ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  143-153
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048837
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2001 Sep; 7(3):143-153
• Contact Point Address:
  Daniel J. Hubert, 2300 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-2300
• Email:
  dhubert@cc.usu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center - Tyler, Tyler, Texas
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19950930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:308d8ece37fe1a82ebb049106c3ee0908d5956fee97ba4d8a071f463ce463f10f05c143f7f91c8f5a857e1c67a9d2947e89f08109734120032de73948072e3d1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203465/cdc_203465_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 59.33 KB ]