Development and Effectiveness of a Dairy Foods Curriculum Packet and Inservice and the Assessment of Barriers to Dairy Foods Education |
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| Authors: | Sheri L. Kahnke Robert J. Baer Matthew T. Portillo |
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| Affiliation: | Davisco Foods Intl. Lake Norden, S.Dak.;Dairy Science Dept., Dairy-Micro Bldg., Box 2104, South Dakota State Univ., Brookings, SD 57007-0647.;College of Education and Counseling, South Dakota State Univ., Brookings, S.Dak. |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT: A Dairy Foods Curriculum Packet and inservice training were provided to South Dakota high school agricultural education instructors. Instructors rated barriers to implementation of teaching dairy foods as "small to medium barriers." After curriculum distribution and inservice training, more than half of instructors indicated an increase in class time spent on dairy foods instruction. More than half of instructors taught a greater variety of dairy foods topics after receiving the curriculum. More than 1/3 of instructors who increased dairy foods instruction attributed 75% or more of their increase to the packet and inservice. High school dairy foods education can be enhanced by providing curriculum and training to instructors. Dairy foods education is necessary to ensure high school graduates are educated about dairy products and exposed to potential dairy science careers. |
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