Jim Flowers

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Jim Flowers

• 2006 Southern Region
• AAAE Conference

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Agricultural Education

• What is agricultural education?

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3 Points

• Rigor
• Relevance
• Relationships

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Rigor

• In our academic programs
• Quality graduates
• Challenging curriculum
• Consider different approaches

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Rigor

• In our Research
• We have come a long way
• Maintain high standards

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Relevance

• Relevant Programs
• Community based
• Current needs, not past success

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Relevance

• In Agricultural Education Research
• Basis for program improvement
• Address current problems vs. research themes?
• Limited resources for research
• What should be the focus for our research?

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Relationships

• More important now than ever before
• Many small departments with limited resources
• Does distance matter that much in todays world?
• Avoid duplication of efforts

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Whats Next?

• Continue to work on the 3 Rs
• Stronger profession
• Greater impact on agriculture
• Work together to make it happen

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And now a word from my granddaughter
Grandpa says, Thank you.