Research assistant

Professional interests

Precision agriculture as a tool for development of sustainable food production

Learning about sustainable development
Outdoor education
The farm as a pedacogical resource

Collaboration between schools and farms with the aim of using the farm as a pedagogical resource.  The farm offers a location with access to nature, animals and growing with the possibility of practical work in a real environment. Agriculture has a unique position to offer learning in a wide range of both school subjects and social skills on the basis of a practical reality. Food is an excellent starting point for discussions about health, sustainability, justice, resources and animal welfare. 

Projects

Co-ordinator in the project POS – Precision Agriculture Sweden www.agrovast.se/precision

The farm as a pedagogical resource: development, information and education.

Collaboration between schools and farms - what are the experiences? (SLF)

How does the educational system in Sweden deal with food, farming and land management - what does the curriculum and learning materials say and what are the opinions of teachers and pupils?

Evaluation of the model for outdoor learning “The farm as a pedagogical resource”. Funding: The Swedish Farmers' Foundation for Agricultural Research

Publications

Schmitt, M. 2011. What we have learnt so far at the session “The potential benefits arising from collaboration between farms and schools in education” ESRS congress, Chania (GR), 22 August 2011A Summary by Mathilde Schmitt based on the presentations and discussions of Malte Bickel, Frances Harris, Linda Jolly, Christina Lundström, Kirsti Salo

Lundström, C. & Ljung, M. 2011. Collaboration between farms and schools in education in Sweden – why is it so difficult? Presented at the congress: The XXIV European Society for Rural Sociology Congress. 22-25 juli. Chania, Grekland

Lundström, Christina, 2010 Samverkan mellan skola och lantbruk -utomhuspedagogik för hållbar utveckling! : en litteraturöversikt. Precisionsodling (Online). 2010:2

Lundström, C. & Ljung, M. 2010. A storyline with farming as the basis for learning about sustainable development – experiences gained from a pilot-project. Presenterad vid konferensen:Wissenschaftliche Fundierungen des Lernens auf dem Bauernhof. 10-12 juni. Altenkirchen, Tyskland

Lundström, Christina and Ljung, Magnus (2009) En storyline om hållbar utveckling med lantbruk som utgångspunkt : lärares och elevers upplevelser. Precisionsodling (Online). 2009:4

Lundström, Christina (2007) Hållbar utveckling för stad och land : en storyline om samarbete i en region. Rapport (Avdelningen för precisionsodling, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet). 13