Conference Session

Incorporating the Community into the Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hallie E. Supak, Texas A&M University; Victoria Baltazar; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

loss in food insecure areas such as Ghana. This work examines amethodology to improve Ghana’s food security by providing better resources and more effectivetraining to women in Ghana’s agricultural community. Research was conducted on theintersection of Ghana’s social and environmental climate and crop storage practices andtechnologies with a specific focus on the effect of behavioral and gender roles on women inagriculture. From this information, an educational module was designed for the volunteers whowould train the farmers on how to improve their storage practices. This module embodied muchof the “train the trainer” method which teaches both post harvest strategies alongside teachingand communication strategies. The focus of the module was