What The Farmers'' Museum Can Learn From Farm-Based Education

Ansel Lurio

ISBN 10: 3838356586 / ISBN 13: 9783838356587

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Apr 2010, 2010

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Neuware -This paper explores the relationship between farm- based education and living history farms. My thesis is that The Farmers'' Museum in Cooperstown, New York, can borrow ideas from educational programs at farm-based education centers around the country, in order to make its own educational programming more fulfilling and relevant to visitors. Farm-based education centers are useful models for living history farms such as The Farmers'' Museum. Such centers have been increasing in popularity as they address important issues facing agriculture today. The product of this thesis is based on case studies and includes recommendations for the Farmers'' Museum on how it can integrate ideas from farm-based education centers into its own programming.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 64 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What The Farmers'' Museum Can Learn From Farm-Based Education
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Apr 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838356586
• ISBN 13: 9783838356587
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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This paper explores the relationship between farm- based education and living history farms. My thesis is that The Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, New York, can borrow ideas from educational programs at farm-based education centers around the country, in order to make its own educational programming more fulfilling and relevant to visitors. Farm-based education centers are useful models for living history farms such as The Farmers? Museum. Such centers have been increasing in popularity as they address important issues facing agriculture today. The product of this thesis is based on case studies and includes recommendations for the Farmers' Museum on how it can integrate ideas from farm-based education centers into its own programming.