e-Pedagogium 2019, 19(1):37-49 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2019.004

Garden-based education in the regions of the Czech-Austrian borderlands

Zbyněk Vácha, Štěpánka Chmelová, Renata Ryplová
Katedra biologie, Pedagogická fakulta, Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích

The main objective of the research was to verify the existence of school gardens in schools situated in the regions of the Czech-Austrian borderlands and assess the available material potential and readiness of primary schools for the introduction of garden-based education in teaching. The staff of 259 primary schools situated in the South Bohemian, South Moravian and the Vysočina regions worked together on the research. Data was obtained through an electronic survey questionnaire. The research shows that only 25% of primary schools participating in research do not have a school garden. Various features are currently being built in gardens that will make them more complex and usable spaces, with the disappearance of gardens used for cultivation only. School gardens are used in varying degrees in all school subjects.

Keywords: garden-based education, school garden, Czech-Austrian borderlands.

Accepted: June 18, 2019; Published: July 22, 2019  Show citation

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Vácha, Z., Chmelová, Š., & Ryplová, R. (2019). Garden-based education in the regions of the Czech-Austrian borderlands. e-Pedagogium, 19(1), 37-49. doi: 10.5507/epd.2019.004
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