From Farm to Plate: The Education In-between

Item

Title

From Farm to Plate: The Education In-between

Description

L. P. Young Student Center, West Dining and Flag Room

This study sought to determine if agriculture education is included in elementary school curriculum in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Insights will contribute to defining the state of agricultural education in NH and assist in creating new goals for implementation. To gather the necessary data, a combination of statistics, interviews, and focus group was used to determine the results. Using a mixed methodology allowed for a multifaceted study that investigated current implementation, teachers' perspectives, and lesson planning for agricultural education. Conclusions informed New Hampshire Agriculture in the Classroom of ways to successfully infuse agriculture education into elementary curriculum throughout the state.Key Words: Agricultural Literacy, Community Based Learning, Undergraduate Research

Lara Bryant

Contributor

Keene State College

Creator

Cassandra Stepanek

Keri Carr

Matthew Collins

Date

2016-04-09

Identifier

https://commons.keene.edu/s/KSCArchive/item/21031

Language

en_US

Subject

Geography

Type

Presentation

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Item sets

AEC 2016 School of Sciences and Social Sciences

Site pages

School of Sciences and Social Sciences