Engaging values in sustainable agriculture and food systems education: Toward an explicitly values-based pedagogical approach

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dc.contributor.authorGalt, Ryan E.en
dc.contributor.authorClark, Susan F.en
dc.contributor.authorParr, Damianen
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Nutrition, Foods, and Exerciseen
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-21T17:08:08Zen
dc.date.available2019-05-21T17:08:08Zen
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.description.abstractAgriculture education programs that provide integrative learning experiences that reflect the complexities, values, and challenges inherent to sustainable agriculture and food systems (SAFS) continue to evolve as faculty, staff, and students implement, experience, and modify them. Higher education institutions, especially land-grant universities, have strengths that position them to implement transformative learning and action methodologies. In this article we explore the principles, approaches, and practices consistent with integrative learning and a values-based pedagogical approach to curriculum design and teaching specific to SAFS. By a values-based pedagogical approach, we mean paying explicit attention to the values that (1) underpin different agricultural and food systems and their governance, (2) inform and shape educational strategies and experiences, and (3) are held by different individuals in various encounters in the learning environment. A values-based approach to SAFS curriculum development, teaching, and integrative learning is dynamic rather than static. We provide illustrations of practices across the education "life-cycle" - curriculum design, implementation, and evaluation - that have used values-based pedagogy to guide the development, modification, and strengthening of SAFS curricula. Finally, we discuss some limitations and issues that arise when using such pedagogical frameworks. We conclude by challenging educators to focus on connecting values relevant to SAFS with innovative curricular practices that allow emergence of new ways of teaching, learning, and knowing for all.en
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dc.identifier.citationGalt, R. E., Clark, S. F., & Parr, D. (2012). Engaging values in sustainable agriculture and food systems education: Toward an explicitly values-based pedagogical approach. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2(3), 43–54. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2012.023.006en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2012.023.006en
dc.identifier.eissn2152-0801en
dc.identifier.issn2152-0798en
dc.identifier.issue3en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/89587en
dc.identifier.volume2en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectappreciate inquiryen
dc.subjectexperiential learningen
dc.subjectfood systemsen
dc.subjectintegrative learningen
dc.subjectland-grant universitiesen
dc.subjectsustainable agricultureen
dc.subjectvaluesen
dc.titleEngaging values in sustainable agriculture and food systems education: Toward an explicitly values-based pedagogical approachen
dc.title.serialJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Developmenten
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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