Overview

Bill Camp considers himself to be first and foremost a teacher educator. Camp`s specialty is Agricultural Science Education but he has spent his entire career working with wider audiences in the broad field of education. His specialty in Agricultural Science Education frames his research, teaching, and service activities.

Research Focus

Dr. Camp has two broad foci in his research. The first is a long-term interest in understanding how teachers progress in a developmental process throughout their careers. The second is a more recent attempt to contribute to the research base regarding the delivery and assessment of academically integrated programs of Agricultural Science Education.

Outreach and Extension Focus

Dr. Camp`s extension and outreach activities are generally focused on three objectives: 1. To position Cornell as the preeminent leader in the process of building a more responsive, academically rigorous secondary level program of Agricultural Science Education in New York State and nationally. 2. To reinvigorate the New York Agriculture Outreach and Education and Agriculture in the Classroom (NYAITC) programs. 3. To maintain the level of excellence already exhibited by the Agricultural Education Outreach (AEO) and LEAD New York programs.

Outreach and Extension Focus

Dr. Camp`s extension and outreach activities are generally focused on three objectives: 1. To position Cornell as the preeminent leader in the process of building a more responsive, academically rigorous secondary level program of Agricultural Science Education in New York State and nationally. 2. To reinvigorate the New York Agriculture Outreach and Education and Agriculture in the Classroom (NYAITC) programs. 3. To maintain the level of excellence already exhibited by the Agricultural Education Outreach (AEO) and LEAD New York programs.

Instruction Focus

Program planning and management in agricultural science education.

Additional Links

• American Association for Agricultural Education
• American Association for Agricultural Education Association for Career and Technical Education Research (ACTER) New York State Association of FFA
• Association for Career and Technical Education Research (ACTER)
• Department of Education, Cornell University
• National Center for Research in Career and Technical Education
• New York Agriculture in the Classroom
• New York Agriculture in the Classroom New York State Agricultural Education
• New York State Agricultural Education
• New York State Association of FFA
• Link to CALS Research portal
• Link to CALS Impact statements

Honors, Awards and Appointments

• Outstanding Professional Service Award, Omicron Tau Theta - 2005
• Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech - 2003
• Distinguished Service Award, American Vocational Education Research Association - 2002
• Distinguished Service Award, Southern Region Agricultural Education Conference - 1999
• Anthony G. Porreca National Award for Distinguished Service to Omicron Tau Theta - 1990

Selected Publications

• Camp, W. G. (in process, anticipated release 2008 with 2009 copyright). Managing our natural resources (5th ed.). Albany, NY: Delmar Publishers, Inc.
• Camp, W. G., & Johnson, C. (2006). Evolution of a theoretical framework for secondary level vocational education and career and technical education over the past century. University Council on Workforce and Human Resource Education.
• Wilson, E. B., Camp, W. G., & Balschweid, M. A. (2006). Identifying Content For an Open Courseware Pre-service Agricultural Education Program Planning Course. The Journal of Agricultural Education, 47(1), 64-77.
• Rivera, J. E., & Camp, W. G. (2005). Standards and accountability in agricultural education. A white paper commissioned by the National Council for Agricultural Education, Alexandria, Virginia. 44 pp.
• Camp, W. G. (2004). Review article: Improving student achievement in science. NewsCAST, 31(2). [Available at http://www.cast-science.org/cast/src/cast_top.htm].
• Dobbins, T. R., & Camp, W. G. (2003). Clinical experiences for agricultural teacher education programs in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The Journal of Agricultural Education, 44(4), 11-21.
• Melton, B., Zience, A., Leonard, S., Pick, E., Thomasson, L., Camp, W. G., & Broyles, T. W. (2003, February). A comparison of behaviorist and constructivist-based teaching methods in psychomotor instruction. Paper presented at the annual Southern Agricultural Education Research Conference, Mobile, AL.
• Camp, W. G., Broyles, T., & Skelton, N. S. (2002. A national study of the supply and demand for teachers of agricultural education in 1999-2001. Blacksburg: Virginia Tech, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, available online at http://www.aee.vt.edu.
• Camp, W. G., & Daugherty, T. B. (2002). Managing our natural resources (4th ed.). Albany, NY: Delmar Publishers, Inc.
• Camp, W. G. (2001). Formulating and evaluating theoretical frameworks for career and technical education research. Journal of Vocational Education Research, 26(1), 4-25.
• Camp, W. G., Jackson, R. S., Buser, R. B., & Baldwin, E. T. (2000). Vocational student organizations and student achievement. Berkeley, CA: National Center for Research in Vocational Education. 102 pp.
• Doolittle, P. E., & Camp, W. G. (1999). Constructivism: The career and technical education perspective. Journal of Vocational and Technical Education, 16(1), 23-46.
• Adams, E., Heath-Camp, B., & Camp, W. G. (1999). Vocational teacher stress and the educational system. Journal of Vocational Education Research, 24(3). Cited as Outstanding Article of the Year, December 2000.
• Camp, W. G., & Donahue, R. L. (1994). Environmental science for agriculture and the life sciences. Albany, NY: Delmar Publishers, Inc. 423 pp.

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