Location

Background Papers

Two papers have been commissioned specifically for the Leadership Summit and are made available as PDF files for free download:

  • 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


Related National Academies reports

The Leadership Summit to Effect Teaching and Learning in Undergraduate Education also follows on related activities by the National Academies.

Previous reports from the National Academies related to education in agriculture include:

Agriculture and the Undergraduate (1992)
    Read online
Understanding Agriculture: New Directions for Education (1988)
    Read online
    Download PDF summary
Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities: A Profile (1995)
    Read online
Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities: Public Service and Public Policy (1996)
    Read online
    Read online as HTML
    Download PDF summary
Agriculture's Role in K-12 Education: Proceedings of a Forum on the National Science Education Standards (1998)
    Read online


In addition to reports specifically related to education in agriculture, the National Academies has produced many reports about undergraduate science education more generally:

How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition (2000)
    Read online
Bio2010: Transforming Undergraduate Education for Future Research Biologists (2003)
    Read online
    Read HTML summary
    Download PDF summary
    Download PDF report brief
Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (1999)
    Read online
    Read online as HTML
    Download PDF summary
Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (2003)
    Read online
    Read HTML summary
    Download PDF summary
Improving Undergraduate Instruction in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Report of a Workshop (2003)
    Read online
    Download PDF summary
Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century (2005)
    Read online
    Download PDF summary
Integrating Research and Education: Biocomplexity Investigators Explore the Possibilities: Summary of a Workshop (2005)
    Read online
    Download PDF summary