ERIC Number: EJ1463038
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-0541
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Exploring Food Justice and Civic Attitudes among Black High School Students
Journal of Agricultural Education, v66 n1 Article 16 2025
In this study, I explored how two Black high school students experienced a food justice curriculum and school-based gardening activities by examining student reflections, interviews, and classroom observations using a critical race theoretical framework. Findings suggested that in addition to learning key agricultural skills and concepts, participants learned more about food justice and considered their roles in the food justice movement. Findings also suggested that the experience may have changed how they view their civic attitudes as they relate to food justice. As a result, I argued that educators must provide Black students space in agricultural education programs and classes to explore pressing issues in their local communities, valuing them as epistemological contributors in classroom spaces.
Descriptors: African American Students, High School Students, Food, Social Justice, Student Attitudes, Agricultural Education, Attitude Change, Racism, Citizenship Responsibility, Gardening, Summer Schools, Nontraditional Education, Program Effectiveness
American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: https://jae-online.org/index.php/jae/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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