Students’ Interests in Agriculture: The Impact of School Farms Regarding Fifth and Sixth Graders

Bickel, Malte

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“…This would also make the connection between food production and consumption patterns in terms of ESD (17). To show the interdisciplinarity of the topic, the global demand for milk in view of the growing world population, factory farming and the impact on the environment could be discussed in the context of SDG 2,6,and 12. As demonstrated in previous studies, primary experiences with dairy farming and dairy cattle can influence students' conceptions (37,38,48,49). To counteract the romanticized conceptionswhich exist among both sixth and tenth graders-field trips should be designed to provide direct experiences with dairy farms.…”

Section: Implications For Education and Researchmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Notably, however, the number of cows kept in tethered housing has decreased by 62% since 2010 (30). Their negative conceptions could have been influenced by primary experiences with dairy farms, as the quality of (dairy) farm visits influences conceptions of agriculture (37,48,49).…”

Section: Design Of the Cowsheds And Pasture Grazingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Michael (10) was the only student who had only minor primary experience with farms-he had only had contact with a farm with fattening bulls. The lack of intensity and quality of experiences with dairy farming could be a reason for Michael's unrealistic conceptions about, for example, milk production (48,49).…”

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“…In addition, he expressed that in his free time he watches knowledge programs on agriculture topics. Thus, active primary experiences with dairy farms can contribute to improved conceptions about dairy farming (48,49).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To ensure that field trips do not present a limited picture of agriculture, the teacher should provide appropriate preparation and follow-up. Previous studies have demonstrated that real-life encounters with farms have a positive effect on interest in agricultural topics and promote realistic conceptions of farm animal husbandry (48,49).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The production of food and the associated livestock farming contribute significantly to climate change and the global loss of biodiversity, hindering the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To promote responsible consumption and production of food (SDG 12), ensuring that students understand the production of our food, the associated livestock farming, and the interrelatedness of production and consumption is essential. Thus, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is an important tool for achieving the SDGs. To develop effective teaching and learning strategies to educate students about the production of food from livestock, it is important to identify students' existing conceptions of this topic. Thus, this study examined sixth-grade (n = 4; MAge = 12 years; SDAge = 0.7 years; 50% female) and tenth-grade students' (n = 4; MAge = 16 years; SDAge = 0 years; 50% female) conceptions of milk production, focusing on dairy farming, the milking process and techniques, and the production of cow's milk. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with students from Osnabrück (Lower Saxony) to elicit student conceptions. The evaluation of the students' conceptions was carried out using qualitative content analysis. The results largely indicated that both sixth and tenth graders had realistic conceptions of dairy farming and the milking process and techniques. However, some students also expressed romanticized conceptions of pasture grazing and calf rearing. In addition, unrealistic statements regarding the formation of milk were identified. The conceptions of the sixth and tenth graders were compared, and with a few exceptions, no significant differences were found between the two cohorts. However, the tenth graders tended to have more differentiated conceptions about milk production than the sixth graders. In conducting the analysis, it became clear that students' conceptions of the production of milk are influenced by individual primary experiences with dairy farms. Finally, based on these results, educational recommendations for the school teaching framework in the context of ESD and implications for further research are presented.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Students’ Interests in Agriculture: The Impact of School Farms Regarding Fifth and Sixth Graders

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Student conceptions of the production of cow's milk—An exploratory interview study with 6th- and 10th-grade students

Student conceptions of the production of cow's milk—An exploratory interview study with 6th- and 10th-grade students

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