Research and Policy Supporting Garden-Based Learning

Access research articles, reports, and related documents that provide the research base for considering garden based learning within various educational settings. This section features resources to assist in assessing the outcomes and impacts of gardening with children.

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Garden-Based Learning Research Summaries

The CSGN Research Committee along with the UC Garden-Based Learning Workgroup has created research summaries that highlight the value of garden-based education programs. These were created to give promoters of school gardens data to share on the impact of garden-based learning.

Academics Research Brief

Nutrition Research Brief

More benefits of Garden-Based Learning are documented on Cornell's Garden-Based Learning site.

Garden-Based Learning Assessment Tools

For resources on assessing garden-based education programs try the following sites:

http://blogs.cornell.edu/garden/grow-your-program/evaluation-toolkit Garden-Based Learning Evaluators Tool Kit - Easy to use guidance, aimed at the educator with minimum experience with evaluation, for purposes of program improvement and documentation.

http://datadorksunite.ning.com A social network that coordinates research and evaluation efforts to strengthen farm to school and garden-based education programs, practices and policies.

Do you know of a research article or policy related to Garden-Based Learning that should be included on our site? If so the send the reference, abstract and a copy/web link of the listing to Jeri Ohmart jlohmart@ucdavis.edu

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