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  Transforming Agricultural Education for a Changing World
  
  RELEASED MARCH 4, 2009
     - 4-page Report Brief
     - Full Report

• ASHS Meeting
• Transforming Agricultural Education will form the basis of a 4-hour colloquium at the 2009 Annual Conference of the American Society for Horticultural Sciences, July 25-28 in St. Louis, MO

• AIBS Meeting
• Transforming Agricultural Education formed the basis of a session at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences, May 18-19 in Arlington, VA

Two papers have been commissioned specifically for the Leadership Summit and are made available as PDF files for free download. These papers also appear as Appendix C and Appendix D in the committee's report.

• J.L. Gilmore, A.D. Goecker, E. Smith, and P.G. Smith. Shifts in the Production and Employment of Baccalaureate Degree Graduates from U.S. Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1990-2005. [Download 70 KB PDF]
• R.T. Yuan. Rethinking Undergraduate Science Education: Concepts and Practicalities -- A Traditional Curriculum in a Changed World. [Download 47 KB PDF]

In addition, chapters from two National Academies reports are specifically recommended as background reading:

• H.O. Kunkel. (1992) "Overview" from Agriculture and the Undergraduate: Proceedings. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. [Chapter; Complete Report]
• J.D. Bransford, A.L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking, eds. (2000) "Chapter 1: Learning: From Speculation to Science" from How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. [Chapter; Complete Report]