Incorporating Cultures' Role in the Food and Agricultural Sci... - 9780128039557

Incorporating Cultures' Role in the Food and Agricultural SciencesAuthor(s): Florence V. Dunkel\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780128039557, 978-0128039557\nSynopsis\nIncorporating Cultures' Role in the Food and Agricultural Sciences addresses the practical needs of the professors, administrators and students who often face challenges of working together with Indigenous peoples with whom they have no prior experience. Missed communication, failed projects and unrealistic goals are daily realities. Academia and industry often encounter frustration in recruiting and retaining Native American students and other ethnicities. This text is a guide for anyone working in the food or agriculture disciplines or industries, particularly for those working with people of a culture different from ones own. Comprehensive, full awareness of ones own culture is a prerequisite for effective teaching and learning.