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by Waliczek T.M., Bradley J.C., Zajicek J.M. | 1-Jul-2001
The objectives of this research study were to evaluate whether children participating in garden activities benefited by an improvement in interpersonal relationships and attitudes toward school.
by Morris J.L., Neustadter A., Zidenberg-Cherr S. | 1-Jan-2001
To encourage first-graders to increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables, a garden-enhanced nutrition education program was developed and taught to them. The study was a pilot to assess the feasibility of garden-based education programs for elementary-school students.
by Lineberger S.E., Zajicek J.M. | 1-Jul-2000
The objectives of this research project were to 1) develop a garden activity guide to help teachers integrate nutrition education, specifically as it relates to fruit and vegetables, into their curricula, 2) evaluate whether students developed more positive attitudes towards fruit and vegetables by participating in the garden program, and 3) evaluate whether students developed better nutritional behavior by eating more fruit and vegetables after participating in the garden program.
by Prevention Institute | 1-Aug-1999
This framework is useful for programs using community-wide approaches.
by Skelly S.M. | 1-Oct-1998
The objectives of this research project were to 1) develop an interdisciplinary garden activity guide to help teachers integrate environmental education into their curricula and 2) evaluate whether children developed positive environmental attitudes by participating in the activities.
by Alexander J., North M.W., Hendren D.K. | 1-Jun-1995
The Master Gardener Classroom Garden Project provides inner-city elementary school children in the San Antonio Independent School District with an experiential way of learning about horticulture, gardening, themselves, and their relationships with their peers. Qualitative interviews indicate that participation in the gardening project had many positive effects on the children.
by Canaris I. | 1-Jun-1995
Describes activities a public school class of 40 children in grades 1 through 4 at Westminster, Vermont, participated in during an integrated curriculum encouraging hands-on, inquiry-based learning in a cooperative setting. The activities revolved around a snack garden whose original purpose was to improve nutrition and nutritional awareness.
by Harvey M. | 1-Jan-1990
This inquiry evaluates the impact of the landscape upon children at 21 junior schools in England.
by Bunting, Trudi E.; Cousins, Lawrence R. | 1-Oct-1983
Reports on the development and psychometric attributes of an instrument testing values, attitudes, and predispositions toward the external environment. Also discusses variations in grade, sex, geographic residence of children (9-16 years old) in association with differences in environmental personality as measured by the instrument.