Visit CEEP’s projects:
- Illinois Early Learning (IEL): source of evidence-based, reliable information on early care and education for parents, caregivers, and teachers of young children in Illinois.
- Early Childhood Research & Practice (ECRP): was the first scholarly, peer-reviewed, bilingual (English-Spanish) online journal in the field of early childhood education.
- Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map (IECAM): a source for data on early care and education services and demographics in the state of Illinois. Data are available by state, county, township, legislative district, and several agency regions.
- Illinois Parents: operated with the Academic Development Institute in Lincoln, Illinois, provides resources and information for parents in the state of Illinois.
EJ561615 PS527609
Title: Digging Down Deep: Educational Experiences with the Earth in a Gardening/Farming Context.Author(s): Eden, Emily Starr
Source: NAMTA Journal, v23 n1 p322-32 Win 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1998
Chronicles
a teacher's experiences and impressions of a tour of six farm schools
visited in New England. Integrates these experiences within a perspective
of research and history. Concludes that the possibilities for a
variety of experiences and intellectual, social, and spiritual growth
abound on the farm, particularly a fully integrated farm curriculum.
(Author/SD)
Descriptors: *Agricultural Education; Elementary Secondary Education;
Experiential Learning; *Experimental Schools; *Farm Management;
Farm Visits; Farmers; Middle Schools; Montessori Method; *Supervised
Occupational Experience (Agriculture)
Identifiers: Erdkinder; Montessori (Maria); United States (Northeast)
