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    1. Chinese children's perception of personal and commercial communication: an urban-rural comparison

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Chan, Kara (author) and McNeal, James U. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2007-03
    Published:
    China
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36403
    Journal Title:
    Asian Journal of Communication
    Journal Title Details:
    17(1) : 97-116

    2. Elementary school students’ needs and preferences regarding urban agriculture

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    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
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    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 &lt; 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

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    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.