Experience

• Professor, Agricultural & Extension Education (1998-present)
• Assistant/Associate Professor, Agricultural & Extension Education (1982-1998)
• Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Extension Education, University of Florida (1980-1982)
• Assistant Director, Ohio State Curriculum Materials Service (1977-1980)
• Teacher of Agriculure, Pennsylvania (1967-1977)

Education

• Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1979
• M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 1971
• B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1967

Research Interests

• Teaching/Learning Theory
• Program Development at the Local Level
• Evaluation Models for Effective Teaching

Office

215 Ferguson Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-7441
Fax: 814-863-4753
E-mail: dcs@psu.edu

Responsibilities

• Undergraduate Major Coordinator
  • Agricultural & Extension Education
  • Agricultural Sciences
• Director/Assistant Director, Center for Professional Personnel Development
• Certification Officer for Agricultural and Extension Education

Courses Taught

• AEE 412, Methods of Teaching Agriculture and Environmental Science
• AEE 413, Program Planning and Instructional Development
• AEE 490, Colloquium
• AEE 495, Student Teaching in Agriculture

Selected Publications

• Bruening, T. H., Scanlon, D. C., Hodes, C. L., Dhital, P., Shao, X., & Liu, S. (2001a). The status of career and technical education teacher preparation programs. Minneapolis, MN: National Research Center for Career and Technical Education.
• Bruening, T. H., Scanlon, D. C., Hodes, C. L., Dhital, P., Nhao, X., & Liu, S. (2001b). Professional development status of career and technical education. Minneapolis, MN: National Research Center for Career and Technical Education.