Thematic Studies

Thematic studies examine key topics in agriculture education and training (AET) across geographic boundaries. The purpose of these studies is to examine AET circumstances through an interdisciplinary lens at the intersection of selected focus topics with the highest level of interest. This research and the resulting documents are designed to help guide and identify ways to improve AET capacity in the highlighted region.

• Intersection of Agricultural Education and Training (AET) & nutrition: a review of existing programs and recommendations for training in nutrition-sensitive agriculture by Emily L. Ruppert, Independant Consultant, and Paige Castellanos, The Pennsylvania State University
• Using Geographic Information Systems to Assist in Exploring Opportunities with Ag/Forestry Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Schools in Central America by John Ignosh, Virginia Tech
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•  Approaching Accountability in African Agricultural Education: A contextualized review of evolving practice, by Keith M. Moore, Virginia Tech
  • Thematic Brief: Approaching Accountability in African Agricultural Education by Keith M. Moore, Virginia Tech
•  Agricultural Education and Training Indicators:Background Study, by Jessica Childers & Nikki Kernaghan, University of Florida
•  Agricultural Education and Training (AET) Assessment: A Survey of USAID Mission Strategies, by Nikki Kernaghan & Jessica Childers, University of Florida, & Lia Kelinsky, Virginia Tech
  • Thematic Brief: Measuring and Evaluating Agricultural Education and Training, by Jessica Childers & Nikki Kernaghan, University of Florida, & Lia Kelinsky, Virginia Tech
• Capacity Building for Agricultural Technical Vocational Educational and Training (ATVET) Programs in Developing Countries: A Case Study in Nicaragua, by Henry Quesada-Pineda, John Ignosh, and Breanna Anderson, Virginia Tech
•  Youth Violence and Citizen Security in Central America’s Northern Triangle, by Rebecca J. Williams, University of Florida
  • Thematic Brief: Youth Violence and Education-Based Interventions for Citizen Security in Central America’s Northern Triangle, by Rebecca J. Williams, University of Florida
  • Thematic Brief: Rethinking Interventions Addressing Youth Violence in Central America’s Northern Triangle, by Rebecca J. Williams, University of Florida
• Modernizing the Agricultural Education and Training Curriculum, by Tiffany J. Freer, University of Florida
• Mainstreaming Gender in AET: Overcoming challenges through policies and practices, by Emily Van Houweling, Maria Elisa Christie, and Asha Abdel-Rahim
• Muslim Women in Agricultural Education and the Labor Force, by Nargiza Ludgate, University of Florida
• Degree training and curriculum development to support HICD, by Kristal Jones, Claudia Rojas and Tom Gill, Pennsylvania State University
• Challenges and Opportunities for AET in Post-Conflict Sub-Saharan Africa, by Austen Moore, University of Florida, M.D. Mutaleb and Ntam Baharanyi, Tuskegee University
• The Role of Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Developing Countries: A Review of Literature and Recommendations for Action, By: Kristal Jones, Pennsylvania State University
• Lost in the Educational Roadmap: Gender Roadblocks from Primary School through Agricultural Vocational Training, by Rebecca J. Williams, Sandra L. Russo, Nicola J. Kernaghan, University of Florida
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• Preliminary Study: Gender, Higher Education and AET, by Laura Zseleczky, Emily Van Houweling, Maria Elisa Christie, Virginia Tech