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2. Elementary school students’ needs and preferences regarding urban agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Lee, A-Young (author), Kim, Seon-Ok (author), Park, Sin-Ae (author), and Konkuk University
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018-12
- Published:
- Republic of Korea: American Society for Horticultural Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D10321
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 28(6) : 783-794
- Notes:
- 12 pages, via online journal, This study aimed to investigate elementary school students’ needs and preferences regarding urban agriculture. In total, 1268 students in grades 4 to 6 at four elementary schools in Seoul, South Korea, participated in the study. A 21-item questionnaire was developed and distributed in each school by trained researchers for 3 weeks in Oct. 2017. More than 73.7% of the students reported having an awareness of and need for urban agriculture, and 86.8% (N = 1048) indicated their participation intention. Students noted needing urban agriculture for scientific inquiry and recommended including a learning activity in urban agriculture (35.4%, N = 400) for psychological stability and stress reduction (20.9%, N = 236), and for leisure and hobby purposes (16.2%, N = 183). Students reported participating in urban agriculture activities in indoor and outdoor spaces (33.8%, N = 423) for more than 30 minutes and less than 60 minutes (42.0%, N = 525) twice per week (40.2%, N = 501) with friends (72.9%, N = 818). Preferred urban agriculture indoor activities were planting plants (21.8%, N = 822), arranging flowers (20.9%, N = 788), and making craftwork using plants (18.9%, N = 714). Harvesting (20.8%, N = 790), watering (15.1%, N = 570), and planting transplants (13.1%, N = 493) were preferred outdoor activities. Other preferred activities included playing with livestock (22.4%, N = 884), cooking with the harvested crops (21.3%, N = 805), and feeding livestock (17.2%, N = 650). The female students demonstrated greater perception, experience, awareness of the necessity, and willingness to participate in urban agriculture compared with male students (P = 0.01). The lower the grade, the more students perceived the necessity of urban agriculture (P < 0.001). The results of this study can provide basic data for the practical development of urban agriculture programs for elementary school students.
3. Exploring the benefits of school gardening for children in Taiwan and identifying the factors influencing these benefits
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Chang, Yuan-Yu (author), Su, Wei-Chia (author), Tang, I-Chun (author), Chang, Chun-Yen (author), and National Taiwan University Chang Jung Christian University
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-12
- Published:
- Taiwan: American Society for Horticultural Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 16 Document Number: D10451
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 26(6) : 783-792
- Notes:
- 10 pages., Via online journal., There is a growing body of literature that explores the benefits of school gardening for children, but few studies have been conducted in Taiwan. Even fewer studies have examined which factors influence the benefits that children derive from these activities. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the benefits of school gardening for children in Taiwan and also identify the factors influencing these benefits. This study used qualitative research methods, which consisted of interviewing 43 elementary school students who had extensive experience with gardening, and used a general inductive approach to analyze the data. The study also used a quantitative approach to statistically compare gender differences, which found that there were some differences in preference for gardening between boys and girls in Taiwan. The results also identify seven benefits children can derive from school gardening, including increasing life skills, producing pleasant feelings, improving relationships and having plants as companions, acquiring new knowledge, experiencing the aroma and flavor of fruits and vegetables, improving health, and increasing connection to nature. Some of these benefits of school gardening have not been mentioned in previous studies and can be considered to be new, such as having plants as companions. Additionally, this study found 20 factors that influence the benefits of school gardening. Of these, eight were about plants, seven about activities, two about outdoor environments, and three about other participants. Most of the factors provide more than one benefit. The factors with the greatest impact have the most number of benefits that influence children and include “appearance, odor and texture,” “hands-on,” and “outdoor natural elements.” These factors help us to realize the unique characteristics of gardening, highlight the distinctiveness, and increase the indispensability of gardening activities.
4. Expressions of social presence in agricultural conversations on Twitter: implications for agricultural communications
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Naile, Traci L. (author), Pritchett, Kelly M. (author), and Murphrey, Theresa P. (author)
- Format:
- journal articles
- Publication Date:
- 2012
- Published:
- USA: Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE).
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 186 Document Number: D00838
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 96(3) : 51-64
- Notes:
- Online via open access.
5. From ways of life to lifestyle: the "ordinari-ization" of British gardening lifestyle television
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Taylor, Lisa (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2002
- Published:
- UK
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36433
- Journal Title:
- European Journal of Communication
- Journal Title Details:
- 17(4) : 479-493
6. Garden packet yields mixed results
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Claesgens, Mark (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1985-07
- Published:
- USA: Agricultural Communicators in Education
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17514
- Journal Title:
- ACE Quarterly
- Journal Title Details:
- 68 (3) : 35-37
7. Homeowners and their choice of information sources about gardening
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Jordan, Jeffrey L. (author), Florkowski, W. J. (author), Varlamoff, S.M. (author), Latimer, J.G. (author), and Braman, S.K. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2002-06
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22560
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 40(3)
- Notes:
- Posted at: http://www.joe.org/joe/2002june/a7.html, Online journal. 8 pages.
8. Horticultural activity program for improving emotional intelligence, prosocial behavior, and scientific investigation abilities and attitudes in kindergarteners
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Park, Sin-Ae (author), Cho, Moon-Kyoung (author), Yoo, Mung Hwa (author), Kim, Soo-Yun (author), Im, Eun-Ae (author), Song, Jong-Eun (author), Lee, Jin-Cheol (author), Jun, In Gun (author), and Konkuk University Heavenly Brain Reactivation Institute Horticultural Therapy Rehabilitation and Education Center Agricultural Technology Service Center of Incheon
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-12
- Published:
- South Korea: American Society for Horticultural Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 16 Document Number: D10450
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 26(6)
- Notes:
- 8 pages., Via online journal., The objectives of this study were to examine the effects of a horticultural activity program on the emotional intelligence, prosocial behavior, and scientific investigation abilities and attitudes of kindergarteners. A total of 336 children aged 5 to 7 years in public and private kindergartens and day care centers in Incheon, South Korea, participated in a 24-session horticultural activity program. This program included indoor and outdoor activities such as planting seeds, transplanting plants, making and applying eco-friendly fertilizer, watering, harvesting, using plants to make crafts, and cooking with produce. It was designed to improve the emotional intelligence, prosocial behavior, and scientific investigation abilities and attitudes of kindergarteners. Each session lasted an average of 50 minutes and was held once per week. The results of the study showed that the 24-session horticultural activity program improved the emotional intelligence, prosocial behavior, and scientific investigation abilities and attitudes of the children (P < 0.05). Satisfaction with the program was very high among both the children and their teachers and parents. Future studies should consider exploring the effects of horticultural activity programs on children in different age groups.
9. Innovation Is Key for Technology-Based Outreach
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Jasinski, James R. (author / Ohio State University Extension)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2007-06
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26175
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 45(3)
10. Internet video access appears difficult for Oregon extension master gardeners
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Rost, Bob (author) and Van Der Zanden, A.M. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2003-04
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C19839
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 13(2) : 385-387
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