Agricultural Education

Enticing African young people to agriculture through education, training and mentorship

by Grace Mwaura

Integration of Natural Resource Management in the Primary Education Curriculum in Kenya

by Tom Vandenbosch

Perceptions of Secondary School Students towards Natural Resources Management: Case Study of Participants in FoF and Non-Participants

by Tom Vandenbosch

Published in International Journal of Agricultural Management & Development

Integrating natural resources management in the secondary school curriculum in Kenya has received a lot of talk... more Integrating natural resources management in the secondary school curriculum in Kenya has received a lot of talk without adequate practical activities. The Farmers of the Future programme under the World Agroforestry Centre, formally the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), initiated a practical approach to integration of natural resources management in the secondary school curriculum in Kenya.
This paper provides information on significant findings of a study that was carried out to determine the potential of FoF in integrating natural resources management into the secondary school curriculum in Kenya. A comparison between secondary school students who are involved in FoF programme and those not involved was done to determine their perceptions towards natural resources management. Further, comparison of perceptions by gender among learners who are involved in the FoF initiative was done. The study employed an ex-post-facto design in data collection using questionnaires. Questionnaires and were analysed using t-test at alpha = 0.05. The findings indicated that the FoF programme had a significant influence on learners’ perceptions towards natural resources management. It was therefore concluded that FoF programme enhanced positive perceptions towards natural resources management among learners. On the basis of the findings, it was recommended that the FoF programme be expanded to cover more schools.

Ecological Empowerment w/ Vandana Shiva

by Timothy Schmiesing

My full review of Vandana Shiva's talk at Portland Community College on February 24, 2011

For more information on the Slow Food International movement visit their website @
http://www.slowfood.com/

“...grow good food in abundance, share with your neighbor, [and] let no one go hungry.”

-Vandana Shivamore “...grow good food in abundance, share with your neighbor, [and] let no one go hungry.”

-Vandana Shiva




View entire speech @
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOfM7QD7-kk

or use the other Link in my Talks

Design Issues for Videoconferencing in Earth and Life Sciences: The Case of the Agricultural University of Athens

by Iro Voulgari

Sideridis, A. B., Papadopoulos, G. K., Voulgari, I., & Houssou, E. (2007). Design Issues for Videoconferencing in Earth and Life Sciences: The Case of the Agricultural University of Athens. In G. Richards, Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education (pp. 1853-1860). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

In Earth and Life Science courses such as agricultural, environmental and biomedical courses teaching and learning... more In Earth and Life Science courses such as agricultural, environmental and biomedical courses teaching and learning conditions and requirements present certain peculiarities. In this paper, the case of the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) is presented, in relation to the use of videoconferencing for instruction and learning. AUA is participating in a still running project, aiming to design and implement educational scenarios for the instruction of specific courses exploiting videoconferencing technology.
It is hoped that with the use of this technology
challenges related to particularities and special requirements of a university of this kind will be successfully answered. The methodology and the instructional design principles employed for the development of the educational scenarios as well as the experience gained, the obstacles encountered and the solutions proposed are outlined and discussed.

Implementation and Assessment of Videoconferencing Sessions in Earth and Life Sciences: The Case of the Agricultural University of Athens

by Iro Voulgari

Papadopoulos, G. K., Voulgari, I., & Houssou, E. (2008). Implementation and Assessment of Videoconferencing Sessions in Earth and Life Sciences: The Case of the Agricultural University of Athens. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 793-802). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

In the Agricultural University of Athens a project was completed aiming to investigate whether and how the... more In the Agricultural University of Athens a project was completed aiming to investigate whether and how the peculiarities and the difficulties encountered in the teaching and learning process in Earth and Life Science courses (agricultural, environmental and biomedical courses) can be faced with the exploitation of videoconferencing technology. In this paper we present the methodology we employed for the design and the implementation of educational scenarios that exploit the videoconferencing technology in Earth and Life Science courses. Also we present the results of the evaluation that took place and we propose solutions for the difficulties and the problems encountered during the implementation of such educational scenarios.