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Nordstrom, Patricia A.; Richards, Martha J.; Wilson, Lowell L.; Coe, Brenda L.; Fivek, Marianne L.; Brown, Michele B. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2000
Students participating in the Pennsylvania Governor's School for Agricultural Sciences (n=192) studied animal welfare, resource use, and food safety. They ranked food safety as a primary concern. Students with and without agricultural backgrounds showed positive changes in knowledge and perception of issues after the course. (SK)
Descriptors: Animal Husbandry, Food, High School Students, Natural Resources

Nordstrom, Patricia A.; Wilson, Lowell L.; Richards, Martha J.; Coe, Brenda L.; Fivek, Marianne L.; Brown, Michele B. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 1999
A study of 192 high school students participating the Pennsylvania Governor's School for Agricultural Sciences found that, regardless of previous agricultural experience, students had more positive views of agriculture and increased agricultural knowledge after completion of the 5-week course. The effects were greatest for students without…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Environmental Influences