Contextualising the Curriculum in Rural Primary Schools: The Role of Agriculture.

Autor/in	Taylor, Peter
Titel	Contextualising the Curriculum in Rural Primary Schools: The Role of Agriculture.
Quelle	(1995), (88 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Agricultural Education; Basic Skills; Case Studies; Curriculum Development; Daily Living Skills; Developed Nations; Developing Nations; Educational Benefits; Educational Needs; Educational Trends; Elementary Education; Foreign Countries; Integrated Curriculum; International Educational Exchange; Learning Activities; Rural Areas; Rural Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Alltagsfertigkeit; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Bildungsertrag; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Bildungsentwicklung; Elementarunterricht; Ausland; Internationaler Austausch; Lernaktivität; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung
Abstract	The capacity of agriculture to act as a familiar vehicle for development of young rural learners' literacy, numeracy, and other necessary life skills was examined through a literature review and case studies of the use of primary school agriculture (PSA) as a contextualizing subject in the following countries: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Jordan, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, India, Colombia, Brazil, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom (UK). It was concluded that integrating agriculture into basic academic/life skills curricula can enhance learning by providing a unifying theme familiar to most rural children and can also improve school-community relations, thereby increasing the likelihood of parents sending their children to school. The following elements were deemed crucial to successful implementation of integrated curricula: adequately trained teachers; motivated teachers; books/materials relevant to local needs; access to relevant resources; support by local community/parents and community/parent participation in program development; sustained government support; and examinations tailored to curriculum requirements. Appendixes contain the following: overview of PSA; case study; sample text book materials for academic subjects that draw upon agricultural practices/experiences; and sample worksheet materials generated during the PSA case study from the UK. Contains 10 figures and 83 references. (MN)
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