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“For a Moment I Feel Free”: Homeless Women and a Garden-Based Learning Program

Authors

• • Cathy A. Pierce
  • The University of Tennessee
• • Mary F. Ziegler
  • The University of Tennessee

Abstract

Loss of one’s home, conditions of shelter life, and abuse that often precipitate homelessness result in diminished self-efficacy and hope. Adult education programs for homeless women often follow a remedial rather than a developmental model. This mixed method study investigated a unique program in garden-based learning for homeless women to better understand how this type of adult education program contributed to the women’s hope and self-efficacy.

Keywords: garden-based learning, homeless women, hope, self-efficacy

How to Cite: Pierce, C. A. & Ziegler, M. F. (2008) ““For a Moment I Feel Free”: Homeless Women and a Garden-Based Learning Program”, Adult Education Research Conference. 1(2008).