Assessment of Educational Law In-Service Needs and Percieved Competencies of Texas School-Based Agricultural Education Teachers

Authors

  • Mark S. Hainline Texas A&M University-Kingsville
  • Scott Burris Texas Tech University
  • Rudy A. Ritz Kansas State University
  • Jonathan D. Ulmer Texas A&M University-Kingsville

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5032/jae.2021.01291

Keywords:

school-based agricultural education teachers, educational law, competency

Abstract

Litigation in education has drastically risen over past decades, representing the need for teachers to have a foundational knowledge of the educational laws which govern them. The myriad of educational law sources and the perpetually changing nature of school law serve as barriers for teachers’ competence in educational law. The purpose of this study was to identify the specific in-service educational law training needs of Texas school-based agricultural education (SBAE) teachers. Furthermore, this study sought to determine the effect of background characteristics on teacher’s perceived competence on educational law issues. An educational law needs assessment was distributed to a probabilistic sample of Texas SBAE teachers (n = 325). Two-hundred and thirteen teachers completed the needs assessment, yielding a response rate of 65.5%. The Texas SBAE teachers identified (1) qualified immunity, (2) search and seizure of students, (3) transportation of students in school and (4) personal vehicles, and (5) teacher-initiated removal of students as their highest-ranked educational law in-service needs. The results of a factorial ANOVA indicated the educational law competence of teachers was significantly different based on the amount of previous educational law training the teacher had received.

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Published

2021-03-28

How to Cite

Hainline, M. S., Burris, S., Ritz, R. A., & Ulmer, J. D. (2021). Assessment of Educational Law In-Service Needs and Percieved Competencies of Texas School-Based Agricultural Education Teachers. Journal of Agricultural Education, 62(1), 291–311. https://doi.org/10.5032/jae.2021.01291

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