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The role of teacher education programs and the demand placed upon those programs is changing. This study sought to synthesize research related to pre-service agricultural teacher education programs in the following areas:(1) demographics of teacher educators,(2) demographics of teacher education programs,(3) responsibilities of teacher education programs,(4) student selection,(5) preservice curriculum,(6) teacher education program models, and (7) field experiences. After a review of the literature in these areas, deficiencies in the current literature base were identified.