Learner perspectives on farmer education programs in Michigan : engaging a new generation of farmers
"This study focuses on three farmer education programs in Michigan and examines how these programs create meaningful experiences for farmer-learners. The study finds that the programs foster the co-creation of knowledge on farm, where knowledge can be shaped and reshaped throughout the program. Programs do this by creating a space in which learners have the flexibility to learn through decision making, through trial and error, and in collaboration with other participants and staff. As learners take part in and then move on from these programs they become part of a growing community of people who are playing a role in the development of a new regional food system and participating in the larger sustainable agriculture movement." -- Abstract.
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Material Type
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Theses
- Authors
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Reed, Kathleen Amelia
- Thesis Advisors
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Chung, Kimberly
- Committee Members
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Dann, Shari
Barry, Judith
- Date
- 2016
- Subjects
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Farmers--Education
Agricultural education
Sustainable agriculture
Scheduled tribes in India--Education
Education
Michigan
- Program of Study
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Community Sustainability-Master of Science
- Degree Level
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Masters
- Language
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English
- Pages
- 79 pages
- ISBN
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9781369064568
136906456X