A university-school-community partnership was created through an agricultural initiative. As the program progressed, four high school interns from an alternative school were hired. We explored their lived experiences related to academic social capital when working in a Community Farmers’ Market. We utilized ethnographic means when working with the interns. Data collection involved observation, conversations, and field notes. These were then taken to create audio reflections to provide depth to the interactions. Then we transcribed the audio reflections and looked for themes related to academic social capital. Findings included those things that facilitated and constrained the students’ academic social capital. We also discuss how we experie...
We investigate whether social capital in the form of community involvement affects farmers’ choice t...
My project was a service-learning institute project, involving my capstone students, my community pa...
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the process of an academic preparation program, also known ...
This presentation discusses the experiences of students from an alternative school while working at ...
Community supported agriculture (CSA) schemes (programs) provide an alternative means for obtaining ...
Social capital helps communities respond positively to change. Research in agricultural businesses a...
Urban agriculture initiatives are on the rise, providing healthy food while teaching a land ethic to...
This paper analyses the processes that occur in a learning community of Australian family agricultur...
This study examines the university–community alliance with regard to experiential learning activitie...
This paper articulates perceptions of farmers on Egerton University’s community engagement activitie...
Social capital helps communities respond positively to change. Research in agricultural businesses ...
Building from existing literature on anthropology of food, political economy of food and consumption...
2015-08-24There are an estimated 500,000 to 800,000 child laborers working in agriculture in the Uni...
The farmer\u27s market movement is a popular local alternative to food globalization. While farmer\u...
Cultivating off-campus community partnerships with university-academic programs can facilitate civic...
We investigate whether social capital in the form of community involvement affects farmers’ choice t...
My project was a service-learning institute project, involving my capstone students, my community pa...
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the process of an academic preparation program, also known ...
This presentation discusses the experiences of students from an alternative school while working at ...
Community supported agriculture (CSA) schemes (programs) provide an alternative means for obtaining ...
Social capital helps communities respond positively to change. Research in agricultural businesses a...
Urban agriculture initiatives are on the rise, providing healthy food while teaching a land ethic to...
This paper analyses the processes that occur in a learning community of Australian family agricultur...
This study examines the university–community alliance with regard to experiential learning activitie...
This paper articulates perceptions of farmers on Egerton University’s community engagement activitie...
Social capital helps communities respond positively to change. Research in agricultural businesses ...
Building from existing literature on anthropology of food, political economy of food and consumption...
2015-08-24There are an estimated 500,000 to 800,000 child laborers working in agriculture in the Uni...
The farmer\u27s market movement is a popular local alternative to food globalization. While farmer\u...
Cultivating off-campus community partnerships with university-academic programs can facilitate civic...
We investigate whether social capital in the form of community involvement affects farmers’ choice t...
My project was a service-learning institute project, involving my capstone students, my community pa...
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the process of an academic preparation program, also known ...