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Kristin E. Fjaera; Ratib Lekhal; Sølvi Helseth; Milada Småstuen Hagen; Samira Lekhal – Health Education Journal, 2024
Aim: This study sought to investigate the relationship between knowledge and the practical application (including grocery lists, meal plans and food-related pedagogical plans) of Norwegian national guidelines for food and meals in kindergartens, together with the quality of food served in adherence to these guidelines. The study also examined the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Food, Eating Habits
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Sansanee Thimthong; Kanchanok Phunaonin; Natcha Chareonsak; Luksika Putsam; Intheema Hiran-Akkharawong; Prachya Paemongkol; Supuksorn Masavang; Nanoln Dangsungwal – Higher Education Studies, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the level of knowledge and skills related to food decoration, and to identify consistent study activities for each academic year in the food service industry's student program through correspondence analysis. The population was 304 people. The results demonstrated a high level of knowledge and behavioral…
Descriptors: Food Service, Foods Instruction, Family and Consumer Sciences, College Programs
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Jennifer Sumner – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2024
As a derivative of the core concept of literacy, food literacy can similarly either empower or disempower people. For example, the meaning of food literacy can be narrowed down to knowing how to grocery shop and prepare a meal, resulting in obedient neoliberal consumers who never challenge the food system. However, given the problems associated…
Descriptors: Multiple Literacies, Food, Critical Literacy, Power Structure
Anna Maccaroni; Emily Whitmore; Lindsey Williams – Carsey School of Public Policy, 2024
Aquaculture--the farming and cultivation of aquatic species--has experienced significant growth globally and in the U.S. Northeast to meet market demands for seafood. How the public feels about aquaculture development matters, as there are challenges related to public willingness to consume aquaculture products as well as acceptance of aquaculture…
Descriptors: Food, Agriculture, Public Opinion, Community Surveys
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Shannon Ruzgys; Gary J. Pickering – Environmental Education Research, 2025
We sought to gain a more holistic understanding of young adults' knowledge and perceptions around sustainable diets using a mixed methods online survey of 500 young adults (18-25 yrs.). Variables measured included food choice motivators (6-point importance scale), knowledge (ranking of efficacy of sustainable dietary behaviours), and several…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Young Adults, Knowledge Level, Attitudes
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Nuray Aydin – Health Education Journal, 2025
Objective: The aim of this research was to investigate how students at a UK University lead a healthy lifestyle, what they understand as healthy food, and how both of these relate to national guidelines. Design: A qualitative study adopting a phenomenological approach. Interviews were used to enable a nuanced exploration of students' perceptions…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, College Students, Life Style, Student Attitudes
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Mavis Owusuaa Osei-Wusu; Moses Addo Nartey; Remember Roger Adjei – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2024
The adoption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Ghana has raised a lot of public concerns and mixed feelings among some Ghanaians. Our present study, therefore, explored the current knowledge of the general public on GMOs, their perceptions, and factors that influence their understanding of GMOs. A total of 200 Ghanaians were interviewed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Opinion, Genetics, Biotechnology
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Christopher J. Eck; Marshall Baker – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2024
This descriptive study explored the science literacy of secondary agricultural education students in the context of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). Forty-nine students from Oklahoma were asked of their opinion of GMO products and were then asked to provide a description of how genetic modification occurred. The interviews were recorded and…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Agricultural Education, Secondary School Students, Genetics
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Kailing Chen; Zhihong Lin; Isabelle do Prado; Zahra Mohammad; Karla M. Acosta; Sujata A. Sirsat – Journal of Extension, 2024
This study investigates college students' current food safety knowledge and food-handling perceptions and utilized an online survey which designed based on previous studies as method. The questionnaire measured respondents' food safety knowledge and perception, and were divided into knowledge, attitudes and perception categories. The results show…
Descriptors: College Students, Food, Safety, Student Attitudes
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Venessa Kelly; E. Brännlund – Irish Educational Studies, 2025
Increased scholarly and practitioner attention has been paid to community gardens and their potential impact on community building and sustainability, as well as a tool to combat the decline in physical and mental well-being connected to childhood obesity. Specifically, community gardens may play a role in on families' eating habits, and there is…
Descriptors: Gardening, Eating Habits, Community Programs, Parent Attitudes
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Nitikorn Kaewpanya; Charin Mangkhang; Thongchai Phuwanatwichit; Natthapol Jaengaksorn – Journal of Practical Studies in Education, 2025
This research aimed to 1) study the context of Thainess within cross-cultural families in the global society; 2) develop a Thai society and culture learning process to enhance global literacy of cross-cultural families students in the global society; and 3) evaluate the Thai society and culture learning innovation to enhance global literacy of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Characteristics, Diversity, Cultural Differences
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Alvin Patrick Valentin; Aivanne Miguel Dela Vega; Marc Ivenson Kho; Sean Russel Licayan; Elijah Liam Nierras; Jose Carlos Pabalate – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to determine and analyze the predictors of food waste reduction intention and behavior among higher education institutions (HEIs) using an extended version of the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Design/methodology/approach: This study empirically tested an extended TPB model through regression analyses using data…
Descriptors: Food, Wastes, Behavior Change, Student Behavior
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Pattamaporn Joompa; Nattapach Thongkam; Sinee Chotiboriboon; Prapa Kongpunya – Health Education, 2025
Purpose: A health learning program relying on the scientific method was designed to promote reducing the intake of foods high in sugar, sodium and saturated fat in a group of school-aged children. Design/methodology/approach: The scientific method was a core approach for creating intervention activities. We conducted mixed-methods research…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Eating Habits, Intervention
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, 2024
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), the nation's first federal nutrition education program for low-income families and youths, remains at the forefront of providing nutrition education to improve the lives of historically underserved populations. EFNEP contributes to food and nutrition security as program families and youths…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Low Income Groups, Nutrition Instruction
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Valerie A. Ubbes; Sophia Whitesel; Nancy S. Parkinson – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2024
A school-based nutrition education intervention was implemented with second and third graders who used their functional health literacy skills of reading, writing, and speaking to learn about the MyPlate food model from the United States Department of Agriculture. The pretest-posttest intervention determined if children had ever seen the MyPlate…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Health Promotion, Elementary School Students, Grade 2
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