Thesis
Expanding agricultural curriculum through experiential education: A case study of indoor gardening for non-agricultural majors
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103407
Abstract
Agricultural education is undergoing significant changes at the primary, secondary, and post-secondary levels. Experiential education techniques and sustainable agriculture concepts have been integrated into the curriculum. While there is considerable research on sustainable agriculture programs at the post-secondary level, there is limited research on sustainable agriculture curriculum for non-agricultural majors. I developed sustainable agriculture curriculum for an introductory level Environmental Science course that incorporated experimental learning activities and a semester-long indoor gardening experiment. Surveys were used to evaluate student knowledge of agricultural and food systems topics at the beginning and end of the semester. This research serves as a case study of the effectiveness of an expanded agriculture unit in one course to improve knowledge of, change opinions about, and increase interest in agricultural and food systems topics among agricultural majors.
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- Title
- Expanding agricultural curriculum through experiential education
- Creators
- Karen Marie Trout
- Contributors
- Jessica R. Goldberger (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Environment, School of the (CAHNRS)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525044801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis