Healthy Meals, Better Learners? Debating the Focus of School Food Policy in England

Autor/inn/en	Earl, Lexi; Lalli, Gurpinder Singh
Titel	Healthy Meals, Better Learners? Debating the Focus of School Food Policy in England
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 41 (2020) 4, S.476-489 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Earl, Lexi) ORCID (Lalli, Gurpinder Singh)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
DOI	10.1080/01425692.2020.1735999
Schlagwörter	Food; Ethnography; Health Behavior; Nutrition; Academic Achievement; Educational Environment; Dining Facilities; Eating Habits; Government Role; Foreign Countries; Correlation; School Policy; Socialization; Self Concept; Decision Making; Informal Education; Elementary School Students; Student Attitudes; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittel; Ethnografie; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Ernährung; Schulleistung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Mensa; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Ausland; Korrelation; Schulpolitik; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Selbstkonzept; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Schülerverhalten; Großbritannien
Abstract	Policy makers in the UK are trying to improve school meals, by focusing on eating well. This article explores the way policies are framed by academic performance and health as a reason for providing school lunches. Using Nussbaum's capability approach we argue that the purpose of schooling should be to provide young people with the ability to lead a life of choice. We argue that school meals are an important social good, which allow young people to develop critical skills around food which they can then use throughout their lives. We draw on evidence from two ethnographic research projects on food in schools, conducted in England. We question whether the collocation between healthy eating and learning should be the focus of school food reform and contemplate the role of society and government to provide children with healthy meals, irrespective of learning outcomes. School meals are more than good exam results. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01