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Levander, L. M. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 1999
Interviews with 32 Finnish greenhouse and nursery owners explored their knowledge-construction processes. Different ways of knowing and the importance of practical wisdom were identified. Implications for extension educators include the need to expand understanding of learning and learning theories and the opportunity to become knowledge managers…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Extension Education, Foreign Countries, Greenhouses
Montague, Arthur – Youth Today, 2002
A Winnipeg (Manitoba) school teacher started a nonprofit job skills training program for at-risk youth. Police donated equipment confiscated from marijuana cultivators to the program, which trains youth aged 15-29 in hydroponics, horticulture, and greenhouse operations. More than 75 percent of its graduates are employed in greenhouse or related…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
Further Education Staff Coll., Blagdon (England). – 1984
This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in helping students compare the advantages and disadvantages of buying or building a greenhouse, make a decision within cost constraints, and execute the task under supervision. This project is designed to meet the needs of trainees who are of low…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Competency Based Education, Core Curriculum