Contests - Faculty, staff and students assist the state level of both organizations every year in planning and conducting contests at the state level. To meet the needs of off-campus students, the department officers a variety of graduate courses throughout the state. The classes and location vary, and a scheduled as demanded. Research Research in the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education focuses on how people learn, apply and create new information in the sciences and technologies of agriculture. This includes inquiry in how to improve teaching and learning within an agricultural context.
Research takes place in a variety of locations.
The department maintains on-campus labs to develop new methods and techniques in teaching and learning in agriculture. Faculty members also conduct research in both formal and non-formal educational settings such as schools and communities. Some of the recent research conducted by faculty and graduate students in Agricultural and Extension Education include the development and testing of new curriculum materials in AgriScience education. Through departmental efforts, new materials and procedures in teaching practical applications of science at the K-12 levels are being developed with aquaculture and hydroponics systems placed in numerous schools. In another example, the department recently conducted community-based research on barriers to participation in agricultural careers among minority youth in Arkansas.