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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
Mathew (Matt) Baker is a professor and department head in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications at Texas A&M University. Baker's research interests include physiological and anatomical antecedents of consumer messages. Currently, Baker teaches graduate-level coursework in research design and data analysis and has a 40% appointment in Texas AgriLife Research. He was employed as a faculty member at Texas Tech for 19 years where he also served as a dean and department chair. Baker also has experience as an extension evaluation specialist and faculty member at the University of Florida and was on faculty at California State Polytechnic University. He has served as an expert evaluator in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and throughout the U.S. Baker is a member of the American Evaluation Association, the American Association for Agricultural Education, and the Association of International Agricultural and Extension Education. He received a B.S. and M.Ed. from Texas Tech University and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University.

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3 Prevention Of Disease And Conditions, And Promotion Of Well-being

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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3 Prevention Of Disease And Conditions, And Promotion Of Well-being

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35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Texas Tech University - (Lubbock, Texas, United States)

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Texas Tech University - (Lubbock, Texas, United States)

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Ohio State University Hospital - (Columbus, Ohio, United States)

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Vernon College - (Vernon, Texas, United States)

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PERCEPTIONS BY THE NURSERY INDUSTRY OP THE HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT COURSE NEEDS OP BEGINNING EMPLOYEES

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Analysis of Veterinary Growth Promoters in Airborne Particulate Matter by Liquid ChromatographyTandem Mass Spectrometry

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A comparison of the influence of traditional predictors and individual student talents upon collegiate success: A longitudinal study

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Effects of Message Framing and Information Source on Consumers' Attitudes toward an Amino Acid-Based Alternative Meat Curing System.

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Spatial Patterns of Adoption of Sustainable Organic Agricultural Practices in Central Kenya

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The Influence of Household Composition upon a Diversified Tropical Hillside Farming Project in the Dominican Republic

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Enhancing the Impact of Research for the Improvement of School-Based Programs.

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A qualitative program review of the Center for Entrepreneurship Development and Vocational Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

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Quality of climate-smart agricultural advice offered by private and public sectors extensionists in Mbeere North Sub-County, Kenya

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Advancements in Agricultural Development, Inc.

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Peer evaluation of teaching in University of Floridas College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

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International rural development nonprofit organizations use of Facebook: A content analysis

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Student and faculty learning styles within academic units in the University of Floridas College of Agriculture

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Spatial Patterns of African Indigenous Vegetables Value Chain Actors: The Case of Narok and Kajiado County, Kenya.

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The impact of the 4-H program on Nevada public school youth

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A Case Study and Framing Analysis of the 2008 Salmonella Outbreak

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Experiential learning in agriculture: Research findings and implications for  teacher education

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Perceptions of county faculty of the professional development needs of specialists

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Entrepreneurial Education in Middle-Level Tertiary Colleges in the Rift Valley of Kenya

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Disposition Towards Critical Thinking: A Longitudinal Study of Latin American Undergraduate Interns at a US College of Agriculture Dr. Baleshka Brenes Sarahi Morales

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Characteristics of creative county extension  programs in Texas: Comparison of administrative perceptions to observations in identified  creative programs

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Evaluating the effectiveness of the Texas parks and wildlife hueco tanks state historic site orientation/conservation video: A media system dependency theory perspective

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The relationship between the professional education component  of the agricultural education curriculum and graduate career choice

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The influence of foundational and expressed values on teacher behavior

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A Scoping Review on the Impact of Educational Technology in Agricultural Education

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Assessing the dimensional validity of the University of Florida Critical Thinking Inventory (UFCTI) in Chinese: A confirmatory factor analysis

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Response patterns: Effect of day of receipt of an E-mailed survey instrument on response rate, response time, and response quality

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The Consumer Experience: Using Innovative Research Tools to Develop and Test Messages about Food and Agricultural Sciences

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The Identification of Components Underlying the Summative Evaluation of Student Teachers and Component Influence upon Students Final Grade. Summary of Research.

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Undergraduate agricultural education student learning styles and critical thinking abilities

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Standardization of doctoral study in agricultural and extension education: is the field of study mature enough for achievement of the optimum degree of order?

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An Expertise-Oriented Evaluation of the Center for Entrepreneurship Development and Vocational Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

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Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education

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Integrated irrigated crop-livestock systems in dry climates

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Likelihood of Agricultural Undergraduate Student Predisposition to Join Classroom Discussion Based upon Critical Thinking Style, Gender, and Academic Performance.

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An Evaluation of the Korean Natural Farming Associations Alternative Agricultural Practices: A Preliminary Look at Program Effectiveness

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A process of determining needs associated with establishing an agriculture curriculum at messiah theological institute in mbale, uganda

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Perceptions Regarding Supervised Experience Programs: Past And Future Directions

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American Association for Agricultural Education

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Developing Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Performance of missing transverse momentum reconstruction in proton-proton collisions at s=7 TeV with ATLAS

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Consumer Acceptance Toward Functional Foods: A Scoping Review

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Teaching Improvement: Exploring the" Hidden" Resources Available in Your Department, College, or CampusA University of Florida Example

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Extension Education Needs for Improved Adoption of Sustainable Organic Agriculture in Central Kenya

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Whose reality counts? Professional development needs of state extension specialists

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Creating Relevancy in Agricultural Science Information: Examining the Impact of Motivational Salience, Involvement and Pre-Existing Attitudes on Visual Attention to Scientific Information

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Effects of Question Difficulty and Post-Question Wait-Time on Cognitive Engagement: A Psychophysiological Analysis

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American Association for Agricultural Education

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California agribusiness representatives' perceptions of the North American Free Trade Agreement with implications for globalizing academic programs in higher education

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Measuring Educational Intervention Impacts on Food Security and Nutrition among Rural Farmers in El Salvador: A Mixed Methods Study

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Curriculum suggestions for developing a course of study in international agriculture at the secondary level

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Critical Action Inquiry for the Establishment of a Global Food Security Graduate Certificate in Latin America and the Caribbean at Texas Tech University

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The relationship between individual talents and college success factors

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Effects of computer animated instruction upon low-level cognition of undergraduates in an agricultural power technology course

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Forecasting Doctoral-Level Content in International Agricultural and Extension Education2010: Viewpoint of Fifteen Engaged International Scholars

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Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education

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Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry: Analysis of veterinary growth promoters in airborne particulate matter

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Texas agri-science teachers attitude toward and stage of Adoption of the internet

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Jet mass and substructure of inclusive jets in s=7 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS experiment

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Challenges in community forestry management: A case study of the indigenous tribal village of Santa Teresita in Bolivia

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The effects of cue summation on student cognition and satisfaction in an electronically-delivered secondary agriculture sciences unit of instruction

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Redefining Agricultural and Extension Education as a Field of Study: Consensus of Fifteen Engaged International Scholars

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Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education

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Balancing production agriculture and agriscience: you make the call.

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An Exploratory Analysis of the Growing Ruralpolitan Population

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An Examination of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists' Involvement in Agriculture Knowledge Mobilization

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Radio Communications on Family Planning: Case of West Africa.

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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SELECTED DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ADOLESCENTS IN A RURAL WEST TEXAS COMMUNITY

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American Association for Agricultural Education

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Do Shopping and Consumer Habits Influence Confidence in the Safety of Meat Products in Vietnam?

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A Formative Evaluation of Valle Grande Rural Institute in Caete, Peru

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Learning styles of selected Florida agricultural youth leaders

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The association among cooperating teacher and teacher  educator evaluations of student teacher performance

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Airborne steroids and growth promoters near concentrated animal feeding operations

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A Model for the enhancement of creative thinking targeting students enrolled in higher education programs of agriculture

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Professional Education And Differences Between Graduate Career Choice

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American Association for Agricultural Education

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Relationships between critical and creative thinking

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A test of the cue summation theory on student post-test and satisfaction in an electronically-delivered unit of instruction

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Teaching improvement: Exploring the "hidden"  resources in your department, college, or campus  A University of Florida example

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Swidden Agriculture in a Forest Society: Livelihood Strategies in the Maya Biosphere Reserve Community of Uaxactn, Petn, Guatemala

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Cultural Differences in Critical Thinking Style: A Comparison of U. S. and Chinese Undergraduate Agricultural Students

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The EVAL framework: Developing impact evaluation scholars

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Exploring Recruitment Messages to Target Hispanic Students into Agricultural Degrees at Texas Tech University.

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KOREAN NATURAL FARMING ASSOCIATION: A COMPARISON OF SELECTED PERFORMANCE FACTORS WITH NATIONAL FARMING DATA

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A COMPARISON OF EXPERIENTIAL INSTURCTIONAL STRATEGIES UPON THE SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS OF URBAN ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

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American Association for Agricultural Education

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A comparison of undergraduate major and technical knowledge of post-baccalaureate teacher candidates

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Perceptions of Undergraduate Agricultural Education Students on the Effects of Question Difficulty and Postquestion Wait-time on Cognitive and Emotional Processes

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American Association for Agricultural Education

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THE INFLUENCE OF FOUNDATIONAL AND EXPRESSED VALUES ON PERSONAL BEHAVIORS OF TEACHERS

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American Association for Agricultural Education

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Computer-generated animations influence on high-level cognition of undergraduates in an agricultural power & technology course

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The Nevada 4-H program: impacts on Nevada public school youth

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Community and School Characteristics and Voter Behavior in Ohio Rural School District Property Tax Elections.

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Doctoral content in 2010: Perceptions of US scholars engaged in agricultural education

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Forecasting Food Innovations with a Delphi Study.

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The effectiveness of a metacognitive strategy during the learning process on subject matter retention, visual attention, and cognitive allocation

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Measurement of the inclusive W and Z/* cross sections in the e and decay channels in pp collisions at s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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Attitudes toward and stages of adoption of information technology by agri-science teachers in Texas

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Consumer Acceptance toward Functional Foods: A Scoping Review.

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The influence of experiential instruction on urban elementary students knowledge of the food and fiber system

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Using vocational education to prepare Russian and  Romanian orphans for life

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Nursery industry perceptions of knowledge needs for beginning managers

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American Association for Agricultural Education

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Food security and agricultural challenges in West-African rural communities: a machine learning analysis

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CRITICAL WATER RELATED CURRICULUM NEEDS AS PERCEIVED BY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE TEACHERS IN PROGRAMS LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE OGALLALA AQUIFER

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American Association for Agricultural Education

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The Correlation of Critical Thinking Style and Critical Thinking Attitude Among Agriculture Undergraduate Students

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Agricultural Education Competencies: A Comparison Of Master's Students At Texas Tech And Texas A&M Universities

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American Association for Agricultural Education

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A Hands-on Approach to Training International Development Workers in Sustainable Tropical Agriculture appropriate to Small-Scale Farmers

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Measuring agricultural paradigmatic preferences: The redevelopment of an instrument to determine individual and collective preferences-A pilot study

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Learning styles and critical thinking abilities of College of Agriculture students at the University of Florida

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An Expertise-Oriented Evaluation of Development Agent Preparation in Ethiopia Dr. David E. Lawver

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Cultural Difference in Critical Thinking Style: A Comparison of U.S. and Chinese Agriculture Undergraduate Students

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Predicting voter support in Ohio rural school district  property tax elections

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A review and synthesis of research on supervised experience in agriculture

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Exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency of agricultural university students critical thinking attitudes

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Relationships Between Student/Course Characteristics and Student Evaluations of Teaching Quality

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Tapping into the creative potential of higher education: A theoretical perspective

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A Moment-to-Moment Analysis of Trust in Agricultural Messages

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Spatial Trends and Distribution Patterns of Organic Crop Production in Central Kenya.

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UNDERGRADUATE AGRICULTURE STUDENT LEARNING STYLES AND CRITICAL THINKING ABILITIES: IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP?

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American Association for Agricultural Education

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Investigating the Effect of Consumers' Knowledge on Their Acceptance of Functional Foods: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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Characteristics of Florida Extension Professionals that Influence the Teaching - Learning Process

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Distinguishing between high and low  per pupil operating expenditures based upon selected Ohio rural school characteristics

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A COMPARISON OF STUDENT AND FACULTY LEARNING STYLES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

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The influence of selected community agricultural  characteristics upon FFA program scores in Ohio rural school districts

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Investigating the Effect of Consumers Knowledge on their Acceptance of Functional Foods: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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The Effectiveness of a Metacognitive Strategy during the Learning Process on Subject Matter Retention, Visual Attention, and Cognitive Allocation

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A cross national study of agricultural education competencies.

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Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education

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Attitudinal Variability Among Southern High Plains Cotton Producers Toward Integrated Crop/Livestock Systems

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Examining the Critical Moments in Information Processing of Water Conservation Videos within Young Farmers and Ranchers: A Psychophysiological Analysis

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American Association for Agricultural Education

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FORECASTING DOCTORAL-LEVEL CONTENT IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION: VIEWPOINTS OF ENGAGED SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED STATES

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American Association for Agricultural Education

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# inTheNews[].label
Baker named department head for Texas A&M agricultural leadership, education and communications

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With Purchasing Decisions, The Eyes Have It

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Enhancing Self-efficacy for Teaching and Retention: The Need for a Career and Technical Education Teacher Mentorship Program

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Alexander, Kim Darwin (2007-09). Effects of instruction in creative problem solving on cognition, creativity, and satisfaction among ninth grade students in an introduction to world agricultural science and technology course. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Lambeth, Jeanea Marie (2009-05). Research foci for career and technical education: findings from a national Delphi study. Doctoral Dissertation.