University of Idaho Agricultural Education, Leadership, and Communications

CALS student researches national FFA coaching styles Bret Kindall stepped away from seven generations of family beekeeping to discover his own path in life. At the University of Idaho, he found a passion for agricultural education through an undergraduate research project. Kindall, a sophomore in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) studying agricultural education and horticulture, wants to understand how FFA coaches can impact the success of students in competitions. His research over the past three months has included data from nearly 1,500 surveys of high school students and FFA coaches. He said his past experience winning a national FFA competition in floriculture provided valuable background for this research. Kindall says his project will influence his own coaching techniques when he becomes an FFA coach, but it also may impact how future agricultural education teachers are trained.  Agricultural and Extension Education assistant professor Jer...