2024
No
Promoting School Connectedness Among Minority Youth Through Experience-Based Urban Farming
https://doi.org/10.1177/1053825917736332
Fifolt, Matthew
North America
Observational
Students
Other
Elementary (K-5)
Middle/Jr High (6-8)
High School (9-12)
Green space
Cognitive Function
Stress/Anxiety
Other
case study methodology
out of school time
minority/underrepresented groups
experiential learning
school connectedness
Descriptive case study used focus groups with 33 students and 25 parents in Birmingham, AL to evaluate school-based urban farms. Found enhanced connectedness and social-emotional growth. Suggests value in interactive, experiential programs for underserved youth.
2018