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Murdock, Edward C.; And Others – Journal of Agronomic Education, 1986
Reviews efforts undertaken in weed identification field training sessions for agriprofessionals in South Carolina. Data over a four year period (1980-1983) revealed that participants showed significant improvement in their ability to identify weeds. Reaffirms the value of the field demonstration technique. (ML)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Personnel, Field Instruction, Horticulture
Peer reviewedVan Yahres, Michel; Knight, Syd – Planning for Higher Education, 1995
Campus landscape assessment is recommended as an important step in examining the college campus's appearance to the public, reducing costs, and guiding campus development. Six elements are outlined: analysis and inventory, arboriculture and horticulture appraisal, circulation appraisal, assessing maintenance and management, development of…
Descriptors: Campus Planning, College Planning, Costs, Expenditures
Project PLANTWORK: A Horticulture Employment Initiative for Workers with Developmental Disabilities.
Download full textNational Council for Therapy and Rehabilitation through Horticulture, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD. – 1986
Intended for persons establishing job development programs for developmentally disabled individuals, this training manual details the structure and procedures of Project PLANTWORK, a 21-month demonstration program which placed approximately 70 workers with developmental disabilities into employment in horticulture industry firms or into…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems
Wetzel, Mary C.; Taylor, M. Jo – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
Analysis of videotapes of training procedures with 12 developmentally disabled adults in a horticultural day work program found an overall staff emphasis on selectively attending to workers' successful behavior with evidence of both efficiency and effectiveness of this approach. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Developmental Disabilities, Efficiency, Horticulture
Direct linkGray, Paul; Seddon, Toby – Health Education, 2005
Purpose: To report on findings from the evaluation of two innovative community-based prevention projects in the UK targeted at children disaffected from school, one involving football the other horticulture. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative inquiry focusing on three areas: "theories of change" underpinning the projects; referral…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Team Sports, Program Effectiveness, Horticulture
Nebraska Univ., Lincoln. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1983
This report presents the recommendations of a committee that was formed to explore the possibility of using cable television networks as a method of delivering extension education programs to urban audiences. After developing and testing a pilot project that used cable television as a mode to disseminate horticulture and 4-H leader training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Cable Television, Delivery Systems
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Office of the State Director for Vocational Education. – 1989
To review the relevance of vocational criteria to industry needs, a study was conducted in Hawaii to assess the entry-level employment requirements in the occupational area of diversified agriculture. Materials from other states were reviewed, and three versions of a skills inventory were developed and revised. The third revision of the inventory…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Personnel
