Pre-service agricultural educators are engaging in international undergraduate research to sharpen research skills and increase global competency.
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Undergraduate Research Projects Related to Global Teach Ag!
2017: Rosalind Cowan. Barriers and Opportunities for Agricultural Work-based Learning in Tasmania. Adviser: Dr. Melanie Miller Foster
2015: Olivia Murphy Sweet. Belize Agricultural Youth Leadership Organization Development to Preserve Agricultural Indigenous Knowledge and Practice in Belize. Advisers: Dr. Daniel Foster, Dr. Melanie Miller Foster
2015: Kayla Hack. Identifying characteristics of contextually relevant Spanish language immersion experience in Turrialba, Costa Rica. Advisers: Dr. Daniel Foster, Dr. Melanie Miller Foster
2014-2015: Kate Bassett. A study of school-based agricultural education at Mopan Technical School, Benque Viejo Del Carmen, Belize. Advisers: Dr. Daniel Foster, Dr. Melanie Miller Foster
2013-2014: Emily Urban. The Brazilian undergraduate perception of the teaching-learning environment of agriculture courses in the US land-grant university setting. Adviser: Dr. John Ewing
2013-2014: Bryanna Kenno. Impacts of student evaluations on teaching faculty at two comparable universities in two countries.
Schreyer's Honors Thesis: Pending
Advisers: Dr. Daniel Foster, Dr. Melanie Miller Foster, Ms. Laura Rice
2013-2014: Allison Hoover. Describing Agricultural Education in the Turrialba Region of Costa Rica. Schreyer's Honors Thesis.
Advisers: Dr. Daniel Foster, Dr. Melanie Miller Foster
2012-2013: Mackenzie McCollum. Decoding the Image: An Analysis of Images Gathered from an Embedded Study Abroad Trip to South Korea.
Advisers: Dr. Daniel Foster, Ms. Laura Rice
Interested in conducting international undergraduate research?
Good news! There are several undergraduate research funding sources available:
- Funding available from Penn State University
- Funding available from the College of Agricultural Sciences
- Funding available for those enrolled in the International Agriculture minor
We look forward to creating an agricultural education undergraduate research project with you. Contact teachag@psu.edu to arrange a consultation with a member of the Global Teach Ag! Team.
