Educator Feedback on a Farm Tractor and Machinery Safety Training Program: Implications for Program Content and Success

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Feedback (Response); Agricultural Machinery; Safety Education; Program Effectiveness; Youth Programs; Agriculture Teachers; Vocational Education; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Education; Teaching Methods; Audience Awareness

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This article provides results from a survey of instructors who have offered the National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program (NSTMOP) to youth planning to work in agriculture. Youth younger than age 16 who wish to be employed on non-family farms are required to complete an approved safety training program to operate tractors and other powered machinery. A survey of educators who offered the NSTMOP program was conducted to learn more about their successes, challenges, and feedback related to the instructor training course and program materials. Results provide direction to the instructors' programmatic needs with respect to teaching safety-related topics.

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