Masters Theses

Date of Award

8-1969

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Agricultural and Extension Education

Major Professor

George W. Wiegers Jr

Committee Members

William Konnert, Joe Reed

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the occupational status of the teachers of vocational agriculture in Tennessee. Certain conclusions were drawn from the research data. All vocational agriculture teachers in Tennessee had earned a Bachelor's degree, and 81 or 30.57 percent had a Master's degree. The University of Tennessee granted the most degrees as 65.67 percent of those with a Bachelor's degree obtained it from the Knoxville campus; also, 45.83 percent of those having Master's degrees obtained them from the Knoxville campus. The average number of years of experience for a teacher with a Bachelor's degree was 13.75 years and for a Master's degree 21.43 years. The average number of years of experience for former teachers was 15.47. The amount of supplement varied as a teacher who had a Bachelor's degree averaged $665 per year, and a teacher who had a Master's degree averaged $1,145 per year. The total annual salary averaged $8,390 for those who had a Master's degree and $7,339 for those who had Bachelor's degrees. The recipients of a Master's degree averaged approximately $1,000 more per year. Vocational agriculture teachers spent 22.65 hours per week or 47.99 percent of the time teaching vocational agriculture, and a total of 47.20 hours, Monday through Friday, was spent on professional duties. An additional 3.64 hours was spent on Saturdays. Higher salaries in other occupations, personal advancement other than financial, and too long a working day were given as the main reasons for teachers leaving vocational agriculture.

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