Determining the Professional Development Needs of Florida Integrated Pest Management Extension Agents

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作者：
Benge, Matt [1 ]
Martini, Xavier [2 ]
Diepenbrock, Lauren M. [3 ]
Smith, Hugh A. [4 ]
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[1] Univ Florida, Dept Agr Educ & Commun, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
[2] Univ Florida, North Florida Res & Educ Ctr, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
[3] Univ Florida, Citrus Res & Educ Ctr, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
[4] Univ Florida, Gulf Coast Res & Educ Ctr, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
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JOURNAL OF EXTENSION | 2020年 / 58卷 / 06期
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integrated pest management; professional development; needs assessment;
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G40 [教育学];
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040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要：
With agriculture as the second largest economic industry in Florida, the state's Extension agents need subject matter expertise necessary for disseminating the latest in agricultural research information to agricultural producers. Using an exploratory sequential design coupled with a Borich model, we determined the professional development needs of Florida Extension agents working in integrated pest management (IPM). Through our needs assessment, we identified 16 IPM competencies and found that the highest priority relative to needed professional development was for the competency "determining pest thresholds." Extension personnel can use the list generated to assess perceptions of importance and ability level regarding IPM competencies among Extension professionals in their states.
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