Cheng Yuan-Hsin, Field William E, Tormoehlen Roger L, French Brian F
a Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana , USA.
b College of Education , Washington State University , Pullman , Washington , USA.
J Agromedicine. 2017;22(4):328-336. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2017.1354113.
Purdue University's Agricultural Safety and Health Program (PUASHP) has collaborated with secondary agricultural education programs, including FFA Chapters, for over 70 years to deliver and promote agricultural safety and health programming. With support from a U.S. Department of Labor Susan Harwood Program grant, PUASHP utilized a Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) process to develop, implement, and evaluate an evidence-based curriculum for use with young and beginning workers, ages 16-20, exposed to hazards associated with grain storage and handling. The primary audience was students enrolled in secondary agricultural education programs. A review of the literature identified a gap in educational resources that specifically addresses this target population. The curriculum developed was based on fatality and injury incident data mined from Purdue's Agricultural Confined Space Incident Database and input from a panel of experts. The process identified 27 learning outcomes and finalized a pool of test questions, supported by empirical evidence and confirmed by a panel of experts. An alignment process was then completed with the current national standards for secondary agricultural education programs. Seventy-two youth, ages 16-20, enrolled in secondary-school agricultural education programs, and a smaller group of post-secondary students under the age of 21 interested in working in the grain industry pilot tested the curriculum. Based on student and instructor feedback, the curriculum was refined and submitted to OSHA for approval as part of OSHA's online training resources. The curriculum was delivered to 3,665 students, ages 16-20. A total of 346 pre- and post-tests were analyzed, and the results used to confirm content validity and assess knowledge gain. Findings led to additional modifications to curriculum content, affirmed knowledge gain, and confirmed appropriateness for use with secondary agricultural education programs. The curriculum has been promoted nationally and made available for free download from www.agconfinedspaces.org . Findings further confirmed the value of delivering safety programming through established programs such as secondary agricultural education programs and FFA Chapters serving youth.
普渡大学农业安全与健康项目（PUASHP）与包括美国未来农民协会分会在内的中等农业教育项目合作了70多年，以开展和推广农业安全与健康项目。在美国劳工部苏珊·哈伍德项目拨款的支持下，PUASHP利用课程开发流程（DACUM）来开发、实施和评估一门循证课程，供16至20岁接触谷物储存和处理相关危险的年轻和初入职场的工人使用。主要受众是参加中等农业教育项目的学生。文献综述发现，针对这一目标人群的教育资源存在缺口。所开发的课程基于从普渡大学农业密闭空间事故数据库中挖掘出的死亡和受伤事故数据以及专家小组的意见。该流程确定了27个学习成果，并最终确定了一组测试问题，这些问题有实证依据并得到专家小组的确认。然后，该课程与当前中等农业教育项目的国家标准进行了对标。72名年龄在16至20岁之间、参加中学农业教育项目的青年，以及一小群年龄在21岁以下、对谷物行业工作感兴趣的大专学生对该课程进行了试点测试。根据学生和教师的反馈，对课程进行了完善，并提交给职业安全与健康管理局（OSHA）批准，作为OSHA在线培训资源的一部分。该课程面向3665名16至20岁的学生授课。共分析了346份课前和课后测试，结果用于确认内容效度和评估知识增益。研究结果导致对课程内容进行了进一步修改，确认了知识增益，并证实了该课程适用于中等农业教育项目。该课程已在全国范围内推广，可从www.agconfinedspaces.org免费下载。研究结果进一步证实了通过中等农业教育项目和美国未来农民协会分会等为青年服务的既定项目来提供安全项目的价值。
