We’ve crossed a line: A philosophical examination of systemic implications surrounding SBAE teachers’ attempts at boundary setting

Authors

  • Becky Haddad University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Haley Traini Oregon State University
  • Aaron McKim Michigan State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5032/jae.v64i1.31

Keywords:

boundaries, boundary work, boundary ownership, system

Abstract

This philosophical paper situates the system of School-Based Agricultural Education (SBAE) in light of teachers’ attempts at boundary work. We define the system of SBAE through a Social Ecological Resilience approach, particularly by examining publications in the Journal of Agricultural Education (JAE) from 2021 to explore what SBAE demands of its teachers. Having worked with SBAE teachers over the last three years as they have struggled with attempts at boundary ownership, we question what this personal struggle indicates about a broader system. We argue for a bounded system by which respect for boundary ownership is reciprocated as an expected norm. We conclude by situating solutions oriented around the factors of Social Ecological Resilience theory. This work engages individuals across the system, rather than just the teachers, toward systemic accountability and transformation.

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Author Biographies

Becky Haddad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Becky Haddad is an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications (ALEC) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 143 Filley Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0947, (haddad@unl.edu)

Haley Traini, Oregon State University

Haley Q. Traini is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Education and Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University, 108 Strand Agricultural Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, (haley.traini@oregonstate.edu)

Aaron McKim, Michigan State University

Aaron J. McKim is an Associate Professor of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Education in the Department of Community Sustainability at Michigan State University, 480 Wilson Road Room 131, East Lansing, MI 48824, amckim@msu.edu

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Published

2023-03-31

How to Cite

Haddad, B., Traini, H., & McKim, A. (2023). We’ve crossed a line: A philosophical examination of systemic implications surrounding SBAE teachers’ attempts at boundary setting . Journal of Agricultural Education, 64(1), 82–95. https://doi.org/10.5032/jae.v64i1.31

Issue

Vol. 64 No. 1 (2023): 1st Quarter

Section

Journal of Agricultural Education

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