Agriculture and the undergraduate [electronic resource] : proceedings / Board on Agriculture, National Research Council
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992.
- Physical Description
- xi, 280 pages ; 23 cm
- Additional Creators
- National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Agriculture
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- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction / Frank Press / Karl G. Brandt / Charles E. Hess -- Pt. I Conference Papers -- 2.Rethinking Undergraduate Professional Education for the Twenty-First Century: The University Vantage Point / Nils Hasselmo -- 3.Rethinking Undergraduate Professional Education for the Twenty-First Century: The Public Policy Vantage Point / Ray Thornton -- 4.The Challenges for Professional Education in Agriculture: A Corporate Vantage Point / Robert M. Goodman -- 5.The Environmental Curriculum: An Undergraduate Land-Grant Future? / John C. Gordon -- 6.Environment and Ecology: Greening the Curriculum, A Public Policy Perspective / James R. Moseley -- 7.The Inherent Value of the College Core Curriculum / Lynne V. Cheney -- 8.General Education and the New Curriculum / Gary E. Miller -- 9.Agriculture: A System, a Science, or a Commodity? / Norman R. Scott / Brian F. Chabot -- 10.Educating a Culturally Diverse Professional Work Force for the Agricultural, Food, and Natural Resource System / William P. Hytche -- 11.Scientific Literacy: The Enemy Is Us / Robert M. Hazen -- 12.The Priority: Undergraduate Professional Education / Joseph E. Kunsman, Jr. -- 13.Positioning Undergraduate Professional Education as the Priority / C. Eugene Allen -- 14.Science, Technology, and the Public / Peter Spotts -- 15.A Challenge, a Charge, and a Commitment / Karl G. Brandt -- Pt. II Conference Discussions -- 16.Teaching and Research: Balance as an Imperative / Anne M. K. Vidaver / Arthur Kelman -- Rapporteur's Summary / Francille M. Firebaugh -- Rapporteur's Summary / Mort H. Neufville -- 17.Rewarding Excellence in Teaching: An Administrative Challenge / William H. Mobley -- Rapporteur's Summary / Samuel H. Smith -- 18.Integrating Agriculture into Precollege Education: Opportunities from Kindergarten to Grade 12 / Harry O. Kunkel -- Rapporteur's Summary / Janis W. Lariviere -- 19.Toward Integrative Thinking: A Teaching Challenge / Richard A. Herrett -- Rapporteur's Summary / Roy G. Arnold -- 20.Striving Toward Cultural Diversity / Edward M. Wilson -- Rapporteur's Summary / Peggy S. Meszaros -- 21.Designing an Environmentally Responsible Undergraduate Curriculum / Robert J. Matthews -- Rapporteur's Summary / Richard H. Merritt -- 22.Breaking Traditions in Curriculum Design / C. Eugene Allen -- Rapporteur's Summary / Diana G. Oblinger -- 23.Changing the Image of Agriculture Through Curriculum Innovation / Jo Handelsman -- Rapporteur's Summary / Jerry A. Cherry -- 24.Teaching Science as Inquiry / Paul H. Williams -- Rapporteur's Summary / Alvin L. Young -- 25.Emphasizing the Social Sciences and Humanities / Paul B. Thompson -- Rapporteur's Summary / William P. Browne -- 26.Teaching Agricultural Science as a System / Donald M. Vietor / Laurence D. Moore -- Rapporteur's Summary / C. Jerry Nelson -- 27.The Social and Ethical Context of Agriculture: Is It There and Can We Teach It? / Otto C. Doering III -- Rapporteur's Summary / James G. Leising -- 28.The Economic Context of Agriculture / James L. Rainey -- Rapporteur's Summary / Larry J. Connor -- 29.The Global Context of Agriculture / Edna L. McBreen -- Rapporteur's Summary / Susan G. Schram -- App. A: Program Participants.
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- ISBN
- 0309046823
- Note
- Held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., Apr. 15-17, 1991.
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references.
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