The Concept and Model of Pedagogic Farm

Abstract

The study approaches conceptual and pragmatic aspects regarding making and functioning pedagogic farms. There are thus described a series of definitions, regulations, classifications, as well as pedagogic farm utility and objectives. At the same time, there are highlighted a series of educational measures referring to the population alienation in relation to the Environment. There is underlined the importance to get closer to Nature and know the environmental problems by the contact of children and youngsters born in urban environment with animals and plants from rural space farms. In the paper there is analyzed the modality to transform a farm into an „educational farm”, respectively aspects linked to the necessity of investment based on an attentive project, but also for the farmers to acquire pedagogic competences. It is described a specific pedagogy, of active and participative type, so that beyond getting a little dirty and using the five senses, children receive in fact information, learn while amusing themselves. As study objectives we mention the idea to diversify revenues, as well as modalities by which farmers may become militants convinced of their role of mediator and educator and thus they may communicate with the urban world through educational farms and position themselves as important players in the territory development. The study also lays the groundwork of the achievement of a strategy regarding the development of pedagogic farms (with corresponding legislation) in Romania too.

Keywords: education, farm, management, nature, pedagogy

JEL Classification: A10