Engaging Secondary School Students in Food-Related Citizenship: Achievements and Challenges of A Multi-Component Programme

dc.creator	Mat Jones
dc.creator	Narges Dailami
dc.creator	Emma Weitkamp
dc.creator	Richard Kimberlee
dc.creator	Debra Salmon
dc.creator	Judy Orme
dc.date	2012-05-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:14:11Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:14:11Z
dc.identifier	10.3390/educsci2020077
dc.identifier	2227-7102
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d250e0a9173845b7aa99110bdc324019
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/16639
dc.description	Global food security and sustainability, animal welfare, dietary health, and socially just relations of food production have become prominent societal issues. They are of particular concern for young people as their lives progress towards becoming independent consumers and citizens with the capacity to shape food systems of the future. This paper examined the role of the Food for Life Partnership programme in promoting young people’s engagement with food-related citizenship education in secondary schools. The research consisted of a two stage study of 24 English schools. We surveyed experiences and attitudes of students and staff, and recorded programme activities. The results presented a mixed picture. Staff reports and monitoring evidence showed much successful implementation of programme activities across the whole school. However, there was less evidence of positive student behavioral change. Amongst a range of possibilities to account for the findings, one explanation is the organizational challenges of delivering a complex and ambitious programme in the secondary school setting. This suggests the need to develop food citizenship programmes that combine long term institutional reforms alongside focused interventions with specific groups of students. It also highlights the case for ensuring a place for food related citizenship on the educational policy agenda.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Molecular Diversity Preservation International
dc.relation	http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/2/2/77
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2227-7102
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Education Sciences, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 77-90 (2012)
dc.subject	food
dc.subject	citizenship
dc.subject	sustainability
dc.subject	environmental education
dc.subject	schools
dc.subject	young people
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Engaging Secondary School Students in Food-Related Citizenship: Achievements and Challenges of A Multi-Component Programme
dc.type	article