Contextualizing Science Learning through Agricultural Free-Choice Learning Opportunities in Your Backyard

Autor/inn/en	Stofer, Kathryn A.; Rios, Christina
Titel	Contextualizing Science Learning through Agricultural Free-Choice Learning Opportunities in Your Backyard
Quelle	In: Science Educator, 26 (2018) 2, S.114-121 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1094-3277
Schlagwörter	Science Education; Informal Education; Field Trips; Agricultural Education; Active Learning; Learning Experience; Information Seeking; Curriculum Enrichment; Higher Education; Web Sites; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Exkursion; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Aktives Lernen; Lernerfahrung; Informationserschließung; Curriculum revision; Curriculumreform; Curriculum; Lehrplan; Reform; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Web-Design
Abstract	Contextualizing science and STEM learning through agriculture can bring both science and agriculture to new audiences, and improve understanding of both fields. Such agriscience education benefits from informal education resources to support classroom work, but teachers may struggle to locate cost-effective free-choice learning resources in their area. This case study categorizes the various agriscience nonformal education resources that Gainesville, Florida, has to offer within the city limits and open to the general public. We found destinations and events through web searches, brochures, and ideas from local residents. Using constant comparative methods, we categorized 90 resources in 11 categories. While our study took place in a well-resourced part of the world, many resources we identified could exist with minimal infrastructure. This categorization will serve as a guide for teachers looking for local field trip destinations and informal agriscience education resources and for researchers interested in the spectrum of informal agricultural education or science education resources in their area. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Science Education Leadership Association. P.O. Box 3406, Englewood, CO 80155. Tel: 720-250-9583; Fax: 303-200-7099; Web site: https://www.nsela.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01