Undergraduate Research in Agriculture: Constructivism and the Scholarship of Discovery

Autor/inn/en	Splan, Rebecca K.; Porr, C. A. Shea; Broyles, Thomas W.
Titel	Undergraduate Research in Agriculture: Constructivism and the Scholarship of Discovery
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 52 (2011) 4, S.56-64 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
DOI	10.5032/jae.2011.04056
Schlagwörter	Constructivism (Learning); Undergraduate Study; Mentors; Research Methodology; Agricultural Education; Experiential Learning; Learning Theories; Qualitative Research; Epistemology; Problem Solving; Teaching Methods; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Student Research; Research Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grundstudium; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Qualitative Forschung; Erkenntnistheorie; Problemlösen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Studentenforschung; Forschungsleistung
Abstract	Experiential learning is a hallmark of undergraduate education programs in the agricultural sciences, and is aligned with constructivist learning theory. This interpretivist qualitative study used historical research methodology to analyze the epistemological underpinnings of constructivism and explore the construct's relationship to undergraduate research, a particular experiential learning context which extends a student's knowledge to scholarly application through discovery-based problem solving. Two pedagogical principles of constructivist learning theory emerged: that learning should be authentic, active and student-centered, and that it must also be facilitated through social negotiation. Both factors are inherent in the learning process when faculty mentors scaffold the creation of new knowledge via undergraduate research. Agricultural educators can take advantage of parallels between constructivism and the scholarship of discovery. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10