An Exploration of Cross-Disciplinary Peer Education in Natural Resources

Autor/inn/en	Copenheaver, Carolyn A.; Duncan, Dennis W.; Leslie, Lisa D.; McGehee, Nancy G.
Titel	An Exploration of Cross-Disciplinary Peer Education in Natural Resources
Quelle	In: Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 33 (2004), S.124-130 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-9053
Schlagwörter	Natural Resources; Forestry; Communication Skills; Agricultural Education; Peer Teaching; Interdisciplinary Approach; Course Descriptions; Illustrations; Program Effectiveness; Performance Factors + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Forstwissenschaft; Waldwirtschaft; Kommunikationsstil; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Kursstrukturplan; Bildliche Darstellung; Leistungsindikator
Abstract	Forestry and agricultural education programs need to increase their public communication and cross-disciplinary activities. In this article we present a technique, Cross-Disciplinary Peer Education (CDPE), which allowed forestry students to teach student peers from other disciplines about basic forestry principles. Cross-Disciplinary Peer Education is an innovative way to give natural resource and agriculture students (peer educators) the opportunity to educate students from other disciplines (peer learners). In our exploration of CDPE we found (i) peer learners gained exposure to different disciplines and perspectives of the world, and (ii) peer educators improved their communication skills. The primary challenge of CDPE is the additional time required by faculty instructors to prepare for the CDPE experience. (Contains 1 table.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	American Society of Agronomy. 677 South Segoe Road, Madison, WI 53711. Tel: 608-273-8080; Fax: 608-273-2021; Web site: http://www.jnrlse.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10