ERIC Number: EJ1446964
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-0541
EISSN: EISSN-2162-5212
Implementing School-Based Agricultural Education in an Urban Context
Michael J. Martin; Kaley Mumma; Blake Van Der Kamp
Journal of Agricultural Education, v65 n3 p115-128 2024
The implementation of urban school-based agricultural education programs has been a topic of growing interest. The literature indicates that urban programs are increasing in number, presenting unique challenges in implementation and programming. This case study examined a program in an urban community which blended traditional and nontraditional SBAE programmatic elements. The program elements traditional to agricultural education included a barn with livestock and greenhouse focused on floral production. The more unique programmatic elements included the contextualization of agriculture over agricultural content, an emphasis on DEI work, deemphasizing the FFA, inclusion of a Junior MANNRS Chapter, and curriculum focused on food production in the greenhouse. The implications of this case study for urban program design are important in that there is no one size fits all in programming for urban programs.
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Urban Schools, Context Effect, Course Content, Culturally Relevant Education, Conventional Instruction, Educational Innovation, Program Effectiveness
American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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