Abstract:<p>The school garden has been reputed as a beneficial site for children’s learning. However, the school garden has also had negative consequences for children. Historically, the school garden has been used to control, contain, correct, and exploit children for adult gain under the guise of nature education. An analysis of educational texts written during 1890s- 1920s at the height of the school garden movement revealed adult agendas to use the school garden to save the innocent/evil child; create good, m… Show more
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