Agricultural Communications Skills, Abilities AndKnowledge Desired By Employers Compared ToCurrent Curriculum: A Literary Review

摘要

The agricultural communications academic discipline has existed for more than 100 years. In thattime, approximately 40 academic programs nationwide have formed in some capacity to preparestudents for success in the classroom and the workplace after graduation. In the past 25 years,numerous studies relating to the skills, abilities and knowledge employers and industryprofessionals desire in agricultural communications graduates, as well as the agriculturalcommunications curriculum, have been conducted. The purpose of this research was to review theexisting literature from agricultural communications journals, conference proceedings, and thesesand dissertations on the topic. This literary review examined 17 articles and found the most popularskills and abilities desired by employers over the years were written communication skills,character skills, visual communications skills, and oral communication skills. The skills found inthe curriculum currently being taught were written communication skills, visual communicationskills, and oral communication skills.