Volume 67, Issue 2, July 2023, Pages 148–160
William Mollineau1 and Trevor Garcia2
1 Centre for Education Programmes (CEP), The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), Point Lisas Campus, Point Lisas, Trinidad, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
2 CEP, UTT, Tobago Campus, Scarborough, Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Original language: English
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This paper surveyed a class of Prospective Teachers reading a 13-week agricultural course in the Bachelor of Primary Education Degree at The University of Trinidad and Tobago, Centre for Education Programmes, Tobago Campus. Data were collected pre and post course delivery. The paper discusses the results of the respondents. Major findings include the preference for crops over animals and the desire of the student teachers to incorporate the concepts of container gardening and indigenous animal knowledge in their classrooms. The students’ knowledge of Tobago’s indigenous animals were better than comparative groups in other geographic regions. It was concluded that the home-based container gardening approach may be successfully used for continuity of agricultural practical training of prospective teachers during periods where access to face-to-face teaching and learning are restricted.
Author Keywords: Container gardening, indigenous animals, practical-based agriculture, online learning.
William Mollineau1 and Trevor Garcia2
1 Centre for Education Programmes (CEP), The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), Point Lisas Campus, Point Lisas, Trinidad, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
2 CEP, UTT, Tobago Campus, Scarborough, Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Original language: English
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This paper surveyed a class of Prospective Teachers reading a 13-week agricultural course in the Bachelor of Primary Education Degree at The University of Trinidad and Tobago, Centre for Education Programmes, Tobago Campus. Data were collected pre and post course delivery. The paper discusses the results of the respondents. Major findings include the preference for crops over animals and the desire of the student teachers to incorporate the concepts of container gardening and indigenous animal knowledge in their classrooms. The students’ knowledge of Tobago’s indigenous animals were better than comparative groups in other geographic regions. It was concluded that the home-based container gardening approach may be successfully used for continuity of agricultural practical training of prospective teachers during periods where access to face-to-face teaching and learning are restricted.
Author Keywords: Container gardening, indigenous animals, practical-based agriculture, online learning.
How to Cite this Article
William Mollineau and Trevor Garcia, “Perspectives and reflections of prospective teachers on home-base agriculture practical training in a restrictive environment on the tropical island of Tobago: A case study,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 148–160, July 2023.
