Library Guides: Agricultural Education & Studies Research Guide: Getting Started

Welcome

This subject guide is for Agricultural Education & Studies. Each tab contains information and links to regularly used resources by students, faculty, and other researchers. This field is interdisciplinary and draws from the literature on education, agriculture, and agricultural extension.

Introduction

Agricultural Extension (via Wikipedia)
This gives a very good, basic history of agricultural extension services internationally.
Encyclopedia of Education
"Offers a complete view of the institutions, people, processes, roles, and philosophies in educational practice in the United States and throughout the world. Features biographies of influential educators; profiles of historic colleges and universities and of organizations active in the field; and an appendix of full text source documents, including education related legislation, international treaties, and testing methods. 8 volumes."
Extension
From the USDA - this page provides an introduction to U.S. Agricultural Extension including a short history and education role of extension.
Growing a Nation
Interactive timeline of the history of agriculture in the United States.
Soil Education
Soil-related educational resources for students.