ISHS Acta Horticulturae 391: Horticulture in Human life, Culture and Environment
PEDAGOGICS AND HORTICULTURAL THERAPY: THE FAVORITE TASK OF MR. HUBER, DIGGING UP POTATOES |
| Author: | K.R. Neuberger |
| Keywords: | Psychiatry, Therapy, Education, Evaluation by patients, Pedogogics, Horticultural therapy |
| Abstract:
The field of gardening covers educational aspects as well. It has always been a way to get direct access to one's environment, to the living world as well as to inanimate/physical nature. Gardening extends education: theoretical knowledge can be transformed into practical work. Three aspects are recommended: improvement of the self-image, improvement of awareness and contact, and the activation of resources. By sensual experience, a new process of learning may develop. Working with plants increases confidence in one's abilities and may activate one's resources. People, challenged by significant mental, physical, or social problems and thereby used to a pattern of helplessness and passivity, can start to organize their environments in an active and creative way. One can experience self-effectiveness, independence, and identification. A case report provides examples of how gardening can improve abilities and competence. The evaluation of the program by participating patients indicates what they find meaningful. | |
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