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instruction. Methods An online survey about teaching climate change or global warming in undergraduate classes related to horticulture was created. Survey items asked about climate change content in the curriculum, content in the courses the respondent taught

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single curriculum even when fostering creativity is not an explicit learning outcome. We argue that if fostering creativity were made a formal learning outcome for a program or major, then this would encourage the development of additional creative

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immediate contact with nature influences children’s mental and moral development ( Beatty, 1995 ; Herrington, 2001 ). Several studies have noted the importance of forming an environmentally friendly perspective through contact with nature during childhood

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field, having a more prestigious job later on, and having a higher paying job. Our experience suggests some students participate in CDEs because of their interest, but other reasons, such as high school instructor curriculum preferences and high school

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Growing, and Plant Breeding. Such courses continued in the curriculum and focused research and extension efforts on these commodities and disciplines. Today, the Department of Horticultural Science is well-known for established, rich traditions in plant

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learning experiences into course curricula has been shown to increase student involvement and therefore retention of course material ( Dillon et al., 2006 ). Field trips have been a part of undergraduate curriculum in the plant sciences for decades

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markets, and secondary uses of plants). Additionally, some courses, although very important to the plant agricultural science curriculum, often have had low student numbers per class (sometimes by design or necessity) and have thus been considered an

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of self-regulation, Casey et al. (2011 ) reviewed previous literature and concluded that “higher delay ability promotes the development of better social-cognitive and emotional coping in adolescence and buffers against the development of a variety of

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Learning, Clifton Park, NY Jones, S.R. Abes, E.S. 2004 Enduring influences of service-learning on college students’ identity development J. Coll. Student Dev. 45 149 166 Kalivas, J.H. 2008 A service-learning project based on a research supportive curriculum

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The grape ( Vitis sp.) and wine industry in the United States is growing, especially in nontraditional regions such as the midwestern United States. The expansion creates opportunity for economic development; however, until recently, educational

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