A selection of useful reading on principles of learning that may be relevant to agroecology.

Included in this resource:

Kolb, D. (1984). Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, Inc. 

Kolb, D. A. (2013). The process of experiential learning. In Culture and processes of adult learning (pp. 138-156). Routledge.

Francis, C. A., Jordan, N., Porter, P., Breland, T. A., Lieblein, G., Salomonsson, L., ... & Langer, V. (2011). Innovative education in agroecology: Experiential learning for a sustainable agriculture. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 30(1-2), 226-237.

Parr, D. M., & Trexler, C. J. (2011). Students’ experiential learning and use of student farms in sustainable agriculture education. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 40(1), 172-180.

Francis, C., Breland, T. A., Østergaard, E., Lieblein, G., & Morse, S. (2013). Phenomenon-based learning in agroecology: a prerequisite for transdisciplinarity and responsible action. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 37(1), 60-75.

Moncure, S. and C. A. Francis (2011). "Foundations of Experiential Education as Applied to Agroecology." North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Journal(September 2011). 

Méndez, V. E., Bacon, C. M., & Cohen, R. (2013). Agroecology as a transdisciplinary, participatory, and action-oriented approach. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 37(1), 3-18.