Campus Units
Agricultural Education and Studies, Horticulture
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2011
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Extension
Volume
49
Issue
6
First Page
6RIB8
Abstract
Addressing the needs of Latino workers can help improve working conditions, job satisfaction, and productivity of both employees and the companies hiring Latino workers. The study reported here assessed educational needs, communication gaps, and technical skills of Latino workers working in the horticultural industry in Iowa—an ethnic group that is relatively new to Iowa. Focus groups were conducted with Latino workers and produced topics for educational programming and suggestions that could improve communications between predominantly English-speaking managers and Spanish-speaking Latino employees, and the horticultural knowledge of the Latino employees.
Copyright Owner
Extension Journal, Inc.
Copyright Date
2011
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Justen, Emilie; Haynes, Cynthia L.; VanDerZanden, Ann Marie; and Grudens-Schuck, Nancy, "Insights from Spanish-Speaking Employees in the Iowa Horticultural Industry" (2011). Agricultural Education and Studies Publications. 28.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ageds_pubs/28
Included in
Agricultural Education Commons, Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Horticulture Commons
Comments
This article is from Journal of Extension 49 (2011): 6RIB8. Posted with permission.