School Gardening in Early Childhood Education in Oman: A Pilot Project with Grade 2 Students

Autor/inn/en	Ambusaidi, Abdulla; Al-Yahyai, Rashid; Taylor, Subhashni; Taylor, Neil
Titel	School Gardening in Early Childhood Education in Oman: A Pilot Project with Grade 2 Students
Quelle	In: Science Education International, 30 (2019) 1, S.45-55 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2077-2327
Schlagwörter	Gardening; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Pilot Projects; Foreign Countries; Grade 2; Program Descriptions; Educational Benefits; Health Promotion; Heart Disorders; Diseases; Eating Habits; Physical Activity Level; Intervention; Pretests Posttests; Outcomes of Education; Gender Differences; Elementary School Students; Student Attitudes; Oman + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gartenarbeit; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Ausland; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Bildungsertrag; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Herzkrankheit; Disease; Krankheit; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	While school gardens are familiar in many Western contexts and research has reported significant pedagogical and affective is correct benefits of these resources, there is limited reporting of their use in non-western contexts. A pilot school gardening project involving a quasi-experimental mixed method design was undertaken in the Sultanate of Oman with several Grade 2 and Grade 7 classes to determine if this resource might provide benefits in this particular context. This paper reports on the findings for the Grade 2 cohort. While these findings were somewhat mixed and need to be treated tentatively given that the study was a pilot, they do suggest that school gardens in Oman could provide affective and possible health benefits for students. The potential health benefits could be particularly significant because the Omani population is beginning to exhibit a rapid increase in "lifestyle diseases," most notably diabetes and cardiovascular illnesses. These illnesses appear to be linked to poor dietary habits and a more sedentary lifestyle among the younger generation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01