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Direct linkBlodgett, David M.; Feld, Marjorie N. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: The sustainability of the global food system hinges on its environmental resiliency and safety, including the health and well-being of its labor force. Single disciplinary courses in liberal arts or science often fail to highlight the overlap between environmental and social vulnerabilities that lead to food insecurity and diminish the…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Food, Course Descriptions, Case Studies
Belew, Ryan; Rury, John L. – History of Education, 2022
This article examines schooling in the western American state of Colorado during the early twentieth century. Conditions of youth and education are examined at the Walsen coal-mining camp near the town of Walsenburg in the southern region of the state. The experiences of children in the camp are compared to with those living in the town, with a…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational History, Census Figures, Educational Opportunities
Fetsch, Robert J.; Jackman, Danielle M. – Journal of Extension, 2015
Disability rates resulting from work-related injuries remain steadily high among farmers and ranchers. To address the gap in services within this population, USDA implemented AgrAbility nationally. Using part of Bennett's hierarchical model, the current study evaluated the KASA and practice change levels of 401 farmers and ranchers and compared…
Descriptors: Agricultural Skills, Agricultural Laborers, Workshops, Extension Education
Cox, Rachael; Wiedenhoeft, Mary – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2009
Energy is relevant to all areas of human life; energy sustains us through food, drives our transportation, warms and cools our buildings, and powers our electrical gadgets. In nature, ecosystems function by capturing and transforming energy. Agroecosystems are formed when humans manipulate the capture and flow of energy for food, fiber, and fuel…
Descriptors: Energy, Comparative Analysis, Science Education, Agriculture
Dodge, Jennifer L.; Mills, Paul K.; Riordan, Deborah G. – Journal of Rural Health, 2007
Context: Although epidemiologic studies have identified elevated cancer risk in farmworkers for some cancer types, little is known about cancer survival in this population. Purpose: To determine if cancer survival differs between a Hispanic farmworker population and the general Hispanic population in California. Methods: Hispanic United Farm…
Descriptors: Males, Cancer, Agricultural Laborers, Union Members
Reed, Deborah B.; Browning, Steven R.; Westneat, Susan C.; Kidd, Pamela S. – Journal of Rural Health, 2006
Context: Children on farms perform work that places them at risk for acute and chronic negative health outcomes. Despite strategies for preventing and reducing the risk of disease and injury, children's use of personal protective equipment and safety equipped farm machinery has generally remained unreported. Purpose: This paper reports the use of…
Descriptors: Safety Equipment, Adolescents, Gender Differences, Predictor Variables
Fekadu, Daniel; Alem, Atalay; Hagglof, Bruno – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Child labor refers to a state when a child is involved in exploitative economical activities that are mentally, physically, and socially hazardous. There are no prevalence studies on the magnitude of psychiatric disorders among child laborers. Methods: A cross-sectional population survey was conducted in Addis Ababa using the…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Foreign Countries, Children, Surveys
