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Oldfield, Brenda; Wise, Jack – Agricultural Education, 1974
The considerations on which a class for farm women was based and the sequence of its organization are given; the success of the program (twenty women entrolled to learn such subjects as gardening, first aid, and record-keeping) has ensured it a continuing place in a high school vocational agriculture program. (AJ)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Cooking Instruction, First Aid
Seeman, Marlin – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1973
Four basic steps in the planning phase of establishing a new program are detailed. (MU)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Cooperative Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Field Experience Programs
Foster, Daryle E. – Agricultural Education, 1977
Describes facilities at the Bush Educational Center in Elmira, New York and components of its agriculture education program, which includes involvement of educators in planning, maintaining, and improving facilities. (TA)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Production, Educational Facilities
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Salt, Bernard – Journal of Biological Education, 1990
Background information on the methods and varieties used to demonstrate the cultivation of plants without the use of chemical pesticides is provided. Discussed are species and variety selection, growing plants from seed and from seedlings, soil preparation, using cuttings, useful crops, and pest control. (CW)
Descriptors: Agronomy, Botany, College Science, Culturing Techniques
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Clewis, Beth – Special Libraries, 1989
Describes a questionnaire survey that identified characteristics of members of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries, Inc. Results discussed include types of libraries; regional distribution; clientele; services offered by libraries; use of online bibliographic databases; backgrounds of professional staff; collections and subject…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Botany, Educational Background, Horticulture
Arbel, Illil – Science Probe, 1992
Investigates the use of temperature and light to change the usual intervals for plant germinating, sprouting, and flowering. Provides simple experimental procedures and discussions regarding photoperiodism, forced branching before spring, and various types of seed dormancy, including physical dormancy, physiological dormancy, and double dormancy.…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Horticulture, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Weitkamp, Margery – CSTA Journal, 2000
Describes Internet sites that are useful for educators planning a school garden. These sites offer information from copy-ready lessons to advice on every topic at all grade levels. Topics range from how-to's for basic gardening, to theme gardening, to discussions of agricultural crops and endangered plants. Many include links to other sites,…
Descriptors: Botany, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
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Taraban, Roman; McKenney, Cynthia; Peffley, Ellen; Applegarth, Ashley – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2004
The World Wide Web and other computer-based media are new teaching resources for plant identification. The purpose of the experiments reported here was to test whether learning plant identification for woody and herbaceous plant material over the web was as effective, more effective, or preferred by undergraduate students when compared with…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Identification, Plants (Botany), Horticulture
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Teplitski, Max; McMahon, Margaret J. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2006
The implementation of problem-based learning (PBL) and other inquiry-driven educational techniques is often resisted by both faculty and students, who may not be comfortable with this learning/instructional style. We present here a hybrid approach, which combines elements of expository education with inquiry-driven laboratory exercises and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Laboratories, Science Curriculum, Student Attitudes
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1992
This document contains agribusiness and natural resources education courses standards for 43 exploratory courses, practical arts courses, and job preparatory programs offered at the secondary or postsecondary level in Florida. Each program courses standard is composed of two parts. The first part, the curriculum framework, includes four major…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering
Keeton, Martha; And Others – 1983
This instructor's manual consists of materials for use in introducing middle and junior high school students to job requirements and career opportunities in the areas of agribusiness and natural resource exploration. Included in the first part of the manual are a program master sequence, a listing of various agricultural and mining occupations…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Occupations
Jaakkola, Ritva; And Others – 1995
A study examined the extent to which Finnish horticulture graduates' assessments of their work force competencies differ from those of their teachers and employers. Questionnaires were sent to all 68 plant production graduates of the University of Helsinki's plant production program from 1990-1993, a sample of 38 employers representing…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
Haas-Foletta, Karen; Cogley, Michele – 1990
This guide describes activities for school-age children in after-school day care programs. These activities may also be used in other settings. An introductory section discusses program philosophy, room arrangement, multicultural curriculum, program scheduling, summer programs and holiday care, field trips and special programs, age grouping,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Childrens Games, Class Activities, Cooking Instruction
Hilgenberg, Gene; And Others – 1984
This curriculum guide is intended to assist persons teaching a course in microcomputer applications in agriculture. (These applications are designed to be used on Apple IIe or TRS-80 microcomputers.) Addressed in the individual units of instruction are the following topics: microcomputer operating procedures; procedures for evaluating and…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Production
Bordman, Joan; And Others – 1982
This manual is used in a program designed to provide new Peace Corps volunteers (who have lived in-country for 10 weeks and have had cultural, language, and some forestry technical training) with 5 weeks of intensive training in practical forest technology areas and forest extension work. The manual includes an overview of the program, a list of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Forestry, Learning Activities, Nurseries (Horticulture)
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