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Investigating Parents' Value Of Children Learning About Agriculture, Amelia J. Miller
Investigating Parents' Value Of Children Learning About Agriculture, Amelia J. Miller
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Fall 2023 to Present
It is commonly held that parents have a profound impact on child development. Decades of research investigated the ways parents, the community, and school staff interact to foster student learning during kindergarten through twelfth grade education. Agriculture provides for daily needs through the growth, harvest, and processing of food, fiber, fuel, and forestry products. This research sought to understand the level of importance parents place on their children learning about agriculture in school.
A 26-question survey was distributed to a nationally representative sample of parents having at least one child in K-12 education within the United States. Results of this …