Learning about agriculture within the framework of education for sustainability
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12525751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tzvi Tal (0000-0003-0256-3133, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 273-290 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Education Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-4622 • E-ISSN: 1469-5871 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13504620802178367 |
| OpenAlex | W2060546264 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 12 |
The last two decades have seen increased threats to agricultural landscapes in Israel. Key factors include population growth, strong pressure from construction entrepreneurs and possible profit to land owners who benefit from a legal conversion of farmland into lands allocated for construction. While each Israeli elementary school student used to participate in agriculture classes, most students no longer experience this and their overall exposure to farming in schools is limited. The main objective of this study was to explore the ways farming is presented and addressed in the national curriculum and in learning materials. Additionally, it examines the actual status of teaching about agriculture and explores how farming is addressed in teachers' pre‐service programmes. The main finding is that very little teaching about agriculture and land management is carried out at most school levels. Only one college prepares agriculture teachers and science education programmes rarely address agriculture as a course topic. The paper also outlines an education for sustainability framework for integrating science, agriculture and environmental education.Keywords: agricultural educationeducation for sustainable developmenteducation for sustainabilityeducation about farmingcurriculum AcknowledgementsThe study became possible under the framework of 'Nekudat Hen' Fund that supports multidisciplinary research of open space and agricultural landscapes in Israel (http://www.nekudat‐hen.org.il/site/homepage.asp).Notes1. Available in Hebrew at: http://cms.education.gov.il/educationcms/units/tochniyot_limudim/science_tech2. Available in Hebrew at: http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/Tochniyot_Limudim/science_tech/Standartim/StandartMada.htm3. Available in Hebrew at: http://cms.education.gov.il/educationcms/units/tochniyot_limudim/science_tech4. Based on Israel's Agriculture in the 21st century by Jon Fedler, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, available at: http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Facts%2BAbout%2BIsrael/Economy/Focus%2Bon%2BIsrael‐%2BIsrael‐s%2BAgriculture%2Bin%2Bthe%2B21st.htm
Agricultural education · Agriculture · Curriculum · Geography · Pedagogy · Political science · Population · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable agriculture · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |