An evaluation of the undergraduate agriculture program of a state agricultural college : a case study / Constancia G. Cueno.

Dissertation (Doctor of Philosophy in Education - - Research and Evaluation) University of the Philippines, Manila.

Includes bibliographical references.

This study was conducted to evaluate the undergraduate agriculture program of the Don Severino Agricultural College (DSAC) using the Discrepancy evaluation Model (DEM) by Provus. Specifically, it determined the discrepancies between the standards and performance of DSAC in terms of its physical and human resources, curriculum, students and graduates.

Survey and correlation methods were used to gather and interpret data taken through a variety of instruments like questionnaires, interviews and records. Descriptive statistics were mainly used in the analysis of data. Seventy faculty members, 139 Agricultural Education major graduates, 402 Agronomy major graduates, 5% cooperating teachers, 95 DSAC graduates’ employers, four extension specialists and all: college students participated in this study.

Tre results revealed that the following aspects of the program are beyond the standards: floor spaces of all the classrooms and laboratory rooms with the exception of those in the Biological Science, Physical Science and Research Buildings; land area; number of units required in the general education and fundamental agriculture for both the Agricultural Education and

Agronomy curriculum; number of book titles for the general education, fundamental agriculture and major courses; teachers’ educational attainment; the Agricultural Education major graduates' employment, status; and the adequacy of preparation of thesis/special coblem/farm practice advisers. The gob performance of the Agricultural Education major graduates was found to be within the standards.

On the other hand, the following were round to be below the standards: the seating capacity of the library; the number of current technical journals available; number of units required in the major area for both the Agricultural Education and Agronomy curricula; the laboratory and field facilities and equipment; and the teachers’ job performance. Also found to be below the standards are: the academic performance of the Agricultural Education major students and graduates and Agronomy major students and graduates in the general education, fundamental, agriculture and major area Courses 3 the Agricultural Education major graduates' job status; civil service status and attitudes toward work; the Agronomy major graduates' employment status, jeb status, civil service status, attitudes toward work and job performance:; the job performance of cooperating teachers, student teaching in-charge, thesis/special problem/farm practice advisers and extension specialists; and the adequacy of preparation of cooperating teachers.

Submitted to the University Library April 10, 1987 T-1121