Survey on the needs of elementary education teachers to enhance the use of horticulture or gardening in the classroom.

"HortTechnology, 8(3), 370-373." By Dobbs, K. et al. 1998
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A 1995 survey of teachers in Virginia found that 88% of the respondents were interested in incorporating horticulture/gardening into the classroom; 785 of the respondents said that additional training was needed; 86% said that volunteer support for gardening programs was important.
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