Investigating Home Economics Teachers' Food Waste Practices and Attitudes

Autor/inn/en	Elorinne, Anna-Liisa; Eronen, Lasse; Pollari, Milja; Hokkanen, Johanna; Reijonen, Helen; Murphy, Jamie
Titel	Investigating Home Economics Teachers' Food Waste Practices and Attitudes
Quelle	In: Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 22 (2020) 1, S.6-20 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1691-4147
Schlagwörter	Home Economics; Wastes; Food; Environmental Education; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Correlation; Gender Differences; Educational Environment; Instructional Materials; Values; Foreign Countries; Biology; Science Teachers; Geography; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Behavior; Sustainability; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hauswirtschaft; Hauswirtschaftslehre; Gargabe; Abfall; Lebensmittel; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Lehrerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Wertbegriff; Ausland; Biologie; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Geografie; Teacher behaviour; Nachhaltigkeit; Finnland
Abstract	Although studies highlight the role of education in sustainable Food Waste (FW) behaviors, few studies examine basic education pedagogies concerning FW. The present research explores Finnish comprehensive schoolteachers' food and FW attitudes, personal FW practices, and FW pedagogy--educational approach, learning environment, classroom actions, and learning materials. Principal Component Analysis and Spearman correlation analyses of data from a convenience-sampled survey examined FW attitude and practice connections. Respondents (n=52), mostly females (85%) and Home Economics teachers (62%), reported two main attitudinal components. Wide Range Responsibility (WRR) represented holistic, global, and communal FW perspectives, while Restricted Responsibility (RR) represented individual and hedonistic FW views. WRR together with school related environmental activities correlated significantly with teacher pedagogical practices to enhance pupils' ability to recognize factors influencing their FW practices. As personal attitudes may carry into teachers' pedagogical practices, future research should examine teachers' personal values and their consistency with basic curriculum values. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01