Assessing the Acceptance of Incorporating Agriculture into Elementary School Curriculum

Autor/inn/en	Burrows, Michelle; Sorensen, Tyson; Spielmaker, Debra
Titel	Assessing the Acceptance of Incorporating Agriculture into Elementary School Curriculum
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 61 (2020) 2, S.358-370 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sorensen, Tyson)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Curriculum; Agricultural Education; Multiple Literacies; Teacher Attitudes; Educational Resources; Curriculum Implementation; Teacher Characteristics; Value Judgment; Instructional Program Divisions; Teaching Experience; Agriculture; Food; Suburban Schools; Nevada (Reno) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Lehrerverhalten; Bildungsmittel; Werturteil; Lebensmittel; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; School; Schools; Vorort; Vorstadt; Schule
Abstract	Agriculture is essential to meeting our basic human needs for food, clothing and shelter, however; many citizens lack the agricultural literacy to understand the connection between agriculture, the environment and themselves. It is necessary for individuals to be agriculturally literate to make informed every-day decisions. It is vital that young people are given the opportunity to become agriculturally literate and that teachers understand the value of educating students about agriculture. Through the use of a teacher survey distributed to elementary school teachers in grades Kindergarten through 6th; this study assessed teacher acceptance of incorporating agriculture into elementary school curriculum. A total of 407 teachers participated in the study. The results suggest that elementary grade teachers perceive agriculture education as important and they would be interested in learning more about incorporating it into their curriculum. However, most of the participants were not currently using agriculture in their classrooms. Recommendations include increased marketing of AITC resources and connections with pre-service teachers. Further research should include a national replication for more generalizability. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01