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Contributing to Agricultural Literacy: The Science of Agriculture

L. G. Brown, D. M. Coffey

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ABSTRACT In an effort to improve agricultural literacy among college students, Western Kentucky University offers The Science of Agriculture, a 3‐credit‐hour course that will partially fulfill the university‐wide general education requirement of 9 credit‐hours of natural science instruction. The wide cross‐section of majors enrolled in this course are exposed to biological and chemical concepts that are fundamental to understanding agronomy, horticulture, and animal science. Additionally, world food supply, agriculture's history, and contemporary agricultural issues are discussed. Course content and format, a profile of students recently enrolled in this course, and student evaluations are discussed.

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Key concepts: Agriculture, Agricultural education, Scientific literacy, Literacy, Agricultural science, Political science, Medical education, Science education