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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Hess, Alexander J.; Trexler, Cary J. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2011
Agricultural literacy of K-12 students is a national priority for both scientific and agricultural education professional organizations. Development of curricula to address this priority has not been informed by research on what K-12 students understand about the agri-food system. While students' knowledge of food and fiber system facts have been…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Agricultural Education, Urban Youth, Semi Structured Interviews
Wagler, Sarah; Rusk, Clinton P.; Blomeke, Christine R.; Richert, Brian T.; Latour, Mickey A.; Talbert, B. Allen – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to test an educational swine curriculum geared toward fifth grade classrooms to measure the change in students' knowledge about the pork industry, pork as a nutritious protein source, and the value of byproducts derived from pork production. Objectives of this study were to evaluate overall change in students'…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Industry, Curriculum, Grade 5