Bui, Claudia and Gathura, Melissa and Perrin, Nicole and Schoedl, Kirsten (2020) Horticulture for life skills development in children aged 5 to 11. Masters thesis, Stanbridge University.
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Abstract
Gardening helps a child learn fundamental concepts that promote the development of basic life skills. Life skills are imperative for managing the challenges of life in a healthy and effective manner, and the impressionable years of childhood are an ideal time to teach these skills. The purpose of this project-based thesis was to create a gardening curriculum to teach life skills to children ages 5 to 11. A four-week curriculum was developed in which participants meet two times per week for fifty minutes under the supervision of an occupational therapist. Each week focuses on a specific life skill: socialization, responsibility, healthy eating, and self-esteem. This evidence-based curriculum was formed after visiting various community gardens and interviewing gardening staff, as well as conducting a thorough review of the relevant evidence. Once the curriculum was developed, it went through a validation process via a qualitative survey sent out to professionals within the field of occupational therapy. This survey consisted of open-ended questions that displayed the curriculum and asked for perceived effectiveness and recommended changes. After careful consideration of the feedback received, alterations were made to the curriculum. Further research should be conducted following implementation of the curriculum in order to determine its effectiveness in teaching life skills to children.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Depositing User: | Institutional Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2022 23:43 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2024 21:59 |
| URI: | http://repository.stanbridge.edu/id/eprint/59 |
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