Hunger at Home: A Higher Education Service Learning Course of Appraisal and Action in Community Food Security

Autor/in	Ross, Nancy J.
Titel	Hunger at Home: A Higher Education Service Learning Course of Appraisal and Action in Community Food Security
Quelle	In: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 43 (2011) 1, S.71-72 (2 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1499-4046
DOI	10.1016/j.jneb.2010.06.002
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Poverty Programs; Community Attitudes; School Community Relationship; Service Learning; Hunger; Role; Models; Nutrition Instruction; Sociology; Agricultural Education; Interviews; Administrator Attitudes; Food; Volunteers; Financial Support; Student Attitudes; Course Descriptions; Fund Raising; Course Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Armenfürsorge; Service-Learning; Rollen; Analogiemodell; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Soziologie; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lebensmittel; Freiwilliger; Finanzielle Förderung; Schülerverhalten; Kursstrukturplan; Fundraising; Spendensammlung
Abstract	Service learning and civic engagement are playing an increasingly larger role in higher education. Unity College's Hunger at Home course could serve as a model for service learning in disciplines such as nutrition, sociology, and food and agriculture. The class worked with local partners to get a better understanding of hunger in the area, recent history, resources devoted to the problem, and the community's view of problems and solutions. Students in the class interviewed hunger relief program managers and volunteers, community opinion leaders, and other experts. They reviewed literature on the causes and nature of hunger in the US, and analyzed local and national data on hunger and poverty programs. The class also planned and carried out a successful bread and soup supper to raise money for community feeding programs. At the fundraiser, the students presented to the community a report and posters describing hunger in the area, current programs and resources, unmet needs, and recommendations for action by the college. The course involved student reflection, was of mutual benefit for the school and community partners, and received positive evaluations by students and others. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10