@mastersthesis {9502, title = {An assessment of teaching of teaching/training style preferences among Oklahoma Cooperative extension field staff}, volume = {Ph.D.}, year = {1997}, note = {

Abstract by Ginger Larson

}, school = {Saint Louis University}, type = {Doctoral diss.}, abstract = {

The purpose of this study was to assess and give a clear description of the teaching styles used by Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Field Staff. Several objectives guided the research: determining demographic characteristics and teaching styles of the OCES field staff, comparing the demographic and teaching styles, and then using the Principles of Adult Learning Scale, describe the OCES staff\&$\#$39;s teaching style preferences. A 67-item mandatory survey was mailed to 234 OCES staff in the fall of 1995 which examined demographics, perceptions of teaching and teaching style preferences. A response of 200 was place in nominal, interval and summative rating scales to analyze the data. The results indicated that nearly 84 percent of the respondents were field staff, about 11 percent were area specialists, and 5 percent were district field staff. Over 58 percent of field staff believed their role as an educator was \"to be objective.\"

Overall, the OCES field staff views themselves as \"facilitators\" and \"providers\" and are by far teacher-centered. This evidence suggests more training and development opportunities should be offered to field staff in order to strengthen their abilities to meet the needs of their varied clientele.

}, author = {Sonia Guadalupe Morales Osegueda} }