Internationalization of Programming at New Mexico State University1

摘要

As globalization has increased, agricultural faculty have been encouraged to internationalize their programming efforts. The purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes of agricultural faculty at New Mexico State University (NMSU) towards globalizing their programming efforts. Current international programming efforts and barriers to participating in these efforts were assessed. The results showed that 85% of respondents were involved in international activities within the past ten years. Many,however, have not participated in these activities within the past year indicating that it is not an ongoing component of their work. The mean attitude score of NMSU agricultural faculty towards global issues was 2.93 in a scale from one to four, with four being the most positive. Teaching faculty and faculty over the age of 50 reported more participation in international activities and a more positive attitude toward international issues than their colleagues. The primary barriers towards globalizingprogramming efforts were "Lack of Financial Support," "Lack of Time," and "Not a Programming Priority." These results were consistent with the attitude section, which showed that respondents did not consider it a priority that was rewarded or communicated effectively.