Regular Farm Family Visits as an Approach to Community Engagement and Learning in Agricultural Higher Education: A Sri Lankan Experience

Autor/inn/en	Wijerathna, Madhavi; Kopiyawattage, Kumudu P. P.
Titel	Regular Farm Family Visits as an Approach to Community Engagement and Learning in Agricultural Higher Education: A Sri Lankan Experience
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 25 (2021) 4, S.91-103 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2164-8212
Schlagwörter	Agricultural Education; Agricultural Occupations; Service Learning; Experiential Learning; Undergraduate Students; Diaries; Student Attitudes; Family Environment; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Preferences; School Community Relationship; Partnerships in Education; Sri Lanka + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Occupation; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Service-Learning; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Diary; Tagebuch; Schülerverhalten; Familienmilieu; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Ceylon
Abstract	This study employed a mixed-methods approach to evaluate the regular farm family visits by undergraduate students of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka as a community engagement and learning approach. Data was collected using a questionnaire survey with the students (N = 145) and structured interviews with the host farm families (N = 40). The journals submitted by students on their learning experience were also examined as a qualitative measure. According to the results of the study, farm families have served as a "social laboratory" for the students, and both students and the community have benefited. Elements of community-based learning, experiential learning, service-learning, and problem-based learning were identified as the embedded characteristics of this learning approach. Identifying strengths and limitations would be important to improve this pedagogical method of community engagement and learning in agricultural higher education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia and the Institute of Higher Education. Treanor House, 1234 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-6167; Fax: 706-542-6124; e-mail: jheoe@uga.edu; Web site: http://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/index.php/jheoe
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01