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Green, H. W. – Agr Educ Mag, 1970
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Television, Legal Problems, Money Management
Nation's Schools, 1972
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Educational Innovation, Mobile Classrooms, Ornamental Horticulture
Gambino, Robert B. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1971
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Botany, Educational Facilities, Environmental Education
Wright, Elmer, Jr. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1971
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Blacks, Educational Needs, Interests
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Roadburg, Alan – Journal of Leisure Research, 1983
The relationship between work and leisure was examined to explain why an activity can be work to one person and leisure to another and why an activity can be leisure at one time and work at another. Attitudes of professional and amateur soccer players and gardeners were studied to form hypotheses. (PP)
Descriptors: Athletics, Emotional Response, Hobbies, Horticulture
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Story, Lloyd E. – Science and Children, 1982
Suggests six reasons why plants should be grown in science classrooms and gives instructions for constructing miniterrariums from plastic, two-liter, nonreturnable soft-drink bottles. (SK)
Descriptors: Botany, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Horticulture
Karns, Christine D. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1980
To keep current with industry changes, the vocational horticulture instructor can join horticulture industry associations, utilize horticulture outlets for field trips, use horticulture experts as resource persons, work in the industry, participate in university-sponsored inservice programs, attend industry association workshops and seminars, and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Improvement, Horticulture, Inservice Teacher Education
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Reneau, Fred W. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1980
A study to determine the extent to which adults in horticulture use the skills learned in employment revealed that although 717 of the 721 students surveyed claimed some vocational use of the instruction, only 151 used the instruction in a horticultural or related occupation either part-time or full-time. (LRA)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agricultural Education, Employment Patterns, Horticulture
Payne, Steve – Work Matters, 1988
Consists of an interview with a dentist who serves a large rural area in South Australia. In addition to providing dental services, he has created an experimental food garden that he uses to demonstrate horticulture. He encourages the creation of family food gardens to provide the area a more nutritious diet. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Foreign Countries, Gardens
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Danneberger, T. K. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 1994
Descriptors: Agronomy, Biological Sciences, Class Activities, Environmental Education
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Johnson, Carol – Planning for Higher Education, 1994
A discussion of college campus landscaping looks at some principles and considerations in planning for hard vs. soft surfaces, campus furniture needs and design, security, and ornamental vegetation. Some examples of good planning are noted. (MSE)
Descriptors: Campus Planning, College Planning, Furniture Design, Higher Education
Lovejoy, Sharon – Taproot, 1998
A naturalist and designer of public gardens relates her experiences of introducing children to plants and gardens using equipment such as binoculars, stethoscopes, notebooks, photographs, and magnifying glasses. Article provides information is given about many plants, their uses, and related child-centered activities (such as a namesake pumpkins…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Experiential Learning, Gardening, Gardens
Hardman, Bonnie – Phi Delta Kappan, 2005
Ms. Hardman's group of special education students were supposed to be "difficult." But their engagement in a novel interdisciplinary project had a transformative effect -- on them, on their teachers, and even on individuals far beyond their school. This article describes children and their experiences in a special education class and how they…
Descriptors: Empathy, Special Education, Mainstreaming, Regular and Special Education Relationship
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Allen, Ashley J.; Balschweid, Mark; Hammond, Paul; Henderson, Brian; Johnson, Peggy A.; Kite, Abigayle; Martin, Stephanie – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2004
In this investigation, pairs of upper elementary students test germination percentage using seeds of Indian corn ("Zea mays"), scarlet runner beans ("Phaseolus coccineus"), and the prairie cup-plant ("Silphium perfoliatum") grown on rolled, damp paper towels. The pairs compare seeds that have been stratified, a simulation of overwintering and…
Descriptors: Investigations, Science Activities, Plants (Botany), Elementary School Science
Biondo, Ron; And Others – 1982
This second volume of a 2-volume curriculum guide contains 12 problem areas selected as suggested areas of study to be included in a core curriculum for 10th-grade or second-year students enrolled in a metropolitan agriculture program. The 12 problem areas are divided into 5 units: Growing and Managing Horticultural Crops (4 problem areas),…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Behavioral Objectives, Conservation (Environment)
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