An Evaluation of Inner-City Youth Garden Program Participants' Dietary Behavior and Garden and Nutrition Knowledge

Autor/inn/en	Beckman, Lauren Lautenschlager; Smith, Chery
Titel	An Evaluation of Inner-City Youth Garden Program Participants' Dietary Behavior and Garden and Nutrition Knowledge
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 49 (2008) 4, S.11-24 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Style; Obesity; Heart Disorders; Nutrition; Food; Experiential Learning; Eating Habits; Age Differences; Gardening; Nutrition Instruction; Urban Areas; Program Evaluation; Diseases; Surveys; Gender Differences; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Adipositas; Herzkrankheit; Ernährung; Lebensmittel; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Gartenarbeit; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Urban area; Stadtregion; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Disease; Krankheit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Unhealthful eating patterns established early in life tend to be maintained into adulthood, and as a result, chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and obesity may develop. These nutrition-related problems could be reduced through dietary changes; and to facilitate these changes, nutrition education for youth that is delivered experientially may be an effective beginning. Garden curricula, which have a strong experiential learning basis, have been proposed as a method to reinforce nutrition education. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate dietary behaviors as well as nutrition/gardening knowledge among multiethnic inner-city youth garden program participants using the expanded theory of planned behavior. Youth attending a 10-week garden program completed a pre- and post-survey. Results indicated that gender and age differences were present in both dietary behavior and nutrition/gardening knowledge. Boys significantly increased their fruit and vegetable intake from the pre- to post-survey, whereas girls significantly increased meat and cholesterol consumption. Garden programs have the potential to positively affect inner-city youths' dietary behaviors and nutrition/gardening knowledge; but because results suggest that learning style differences were present in terms of gender and age, further evaluation is needed for the development of appropriate programs. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Agricultural Education. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10