Use of school gardens in academic instruction

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 147-151

  Graham, Heather ^a   Beall, Deborah Lane ^b   Lussier, Mary ^b   McLaughlin, Peggy ^c   Zidenberg Cherr, Sheri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b California Department of Education   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gardens; Schools; Students

Indexed keywords

CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; REVIEW; SCHOOL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19944411445     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60269-8     Document Type: Article

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