Abstract:
An elective course designed to give non-agricultural students an appreciation of the role of crops in man's welfare was given for the first time at the Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph in 1972. The course title, "Harvesting the Sun," was taken from the book with the same name and proved to be effective in attracting student interest in the course by arousing their imagination. The course was offered through the Department of crop Science. The 41 students who enrolled submitted a very favorable course assessment and aroused faculty interest as to the possible value of this and similar courses not only for non-agriculture students but to the non-agricultural segment of the community at large. This paper is therefore an attempt to outline the reasons for introducing such a course, to present briefly the course content and to discuss possible reasons for the success of the course.
Keywords:
urban students, elective course
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