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than the area is important. One competency had a wider gap than the other fourteen

competencies in this section. "Demonstrate a knowledge of the AFBF" (MI=5.2,

MP=4.2), which would indicate that respondents felt it important and also felt they were

not as proficient in this skill area. The remaining competencies had a gap between the

two mean scores that ranged from 0.4 to 0.8.

Table 4-31 Knowledge of Farm Bureau Competencies Comparisons of Importance
 and Proficiencies


Demonstrate a knowledge of the American Farm
Bureau Federation
Participate in media and farm tours
Demonstrate a knowledge of the Florida Farm
Bureau Federation
Demonstrate ability to look at future needs of the
Farm Bureau organization
Identify the role of county Farm Bureaus to
advise the state organization on policy issues
Encourage Farm Bureau members to take on
additional responsibilities
Differentiate between the structure and
organization of Farm Bureau to other
organizations who develop policy
Participate in events that promote agricultural
education
Identify how powerful grassroots organizations
can be
Determine how to be a progressive member of
the organization
Identify the role of county Farm Bureaus to serve
as a spring board for ideas
 Identify the organizational structure of Farm
 Bureau
 Identify the history of Farm Bureau
 Participate in events that promote Farm Bureau
 Identify your role within the Farm Bureau
 organization
 Define grassroots organizations


 Mean
Importance
 5.2

 5.7
 5.5

 5.7

 5.7

 5.6

 5.4


 6.0

 5.7

 5.6

 5.6

 5.5

 4.9
 5.9
 5.6

 5.5


 Mean
Proficiency
 4.2

 4.8
 4.7

 5.0


Gaps


Total Mean
Cronbach's Alpha


5.6
0.98


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