Master's Degree

2023 Summer Course Info
Research Methods in Agricultural EducationFoundations and History of Agriculture and Extension EducationProgram Evaluation in Ag & Extension SettingsLeadership and Management of VolunteersOnline MediaWorking with Diverse StudentsGraphic DesignLeadership Analysis Through FilmSurvey DevelopmentHistory and Leadership of Land Grant Universities
2023 Fall Course Info
Research Methods in Agricultural EducationFoundations and History of Agriculture and Extension EducationAdvanced Teaching Methods Interpreting Social Data (Statistics)Foundations and Theory of LeadershipAdult Education and ProgramsFoundations of Ag CommunicationsRisk & Crisis CommunicationTeaching Methods for Beginning TeachersQualitative DesignTheory in Ag CommunicationProgram Planning in Ag & Extension EducationGrantwriting
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Summer 2023 Course Information
Research Methods in Agricultural Education
Course Description
Logical structure and the method of science. Basic elements of research design; observation, measurement, analytic method, interpretation, verification, presentation of results. Applications to research in economic or sociological problems of agriculture and human environmental sciences.
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Instructor

Jay Jayaratne
Office: 919-515-6079
jay_jayaratne@ncsu.edu

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Textbooks

How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education
Jack R. Fraenkel, Norman E. Wallen, and Helen, H. Hyun
Edition: 9th
ISBN: 978-0078110399
Publisher: McGraw Hill

Course Access
 
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