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Promoting Sustainable Consumption among University Students: A Systematic Literature Review
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Yuri Enrique Herrera Burstein; Niria Marleny Goñi Avila – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to identify and analyze research that promotes sustainable consumption among university students, understand what areas of consumption were addressed, how consumption was intended to become more sustainable and what results were reported. Design/methodology/approach: A systematic literature review was conducted using the…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Sustainability, Consumer Economics, College Students
The Best of Both Worlds: Exploring Cross-Collaborative Community Engagement
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Hunt, Kathleen P.; Krakow, Melinda M. – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2015
Lauded as a rewarding pedagogical approach, community-engagement can be time-consuming, resource-intensive, and difficult for instructors to manage for effective student learning outcomes. Collaborative teaching can allow instructors working in the same classroom to draw from each others' expertise and share resources. In this essay, we propose a…
Descriptors: Food, Food Standards, Teacher Collaboration, School Community Programs
Peer-Led Nutrition Education Programs for School-Aged Youth: A Systematic Review of the Literature
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Yip, Calvin; Gates, Michelle; Gates, Allison; Hanning, Rhona M. – Health Education Research, 2016
To date, the impacts of school-based, peer-led nutrition education initiatives have not been summarized or assessed collectively. This review presents the current evidence, identifies knowledge gaps, and provides recommendations for future research. PubMed, Scopus, ERIC and Google Scholar were searched for refereed Canadian and American primary…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Nutrition Instruction, Self Efficacy, Eating Habits
A Content Analysis of Kindergarten-12th Grade School-Based Nutrition Interventions: Taking Advantage of Past Learning
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Roseman, Mary G.; Riddell, Martha C.; Haynes, Jessica N. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Objective: To review the literature, identifying proposed recommendations for school-based nutrition interventions, and evaluate kindergarten through 12th grade school-based nutrition interventions conducted from 2000-2008. Design: Proposed recommendations from school-based intervention reviews were developed and used in conducting a content…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Nutrition Instruction, Comprehensive School Health Education, Program Evaluation
Higher Prices, Fewer Choices: Shopping for Food in Rural America.
Morris, Patricia McGrath – 1990
The Food Stamp Program is the U.S. government's primary program to prevent the rural poor from going hungry. Food stamp allotments are set each year based on the cost of the "Thrifty Food Plan" (TFP), a minimally adequate diet defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which sets costs by examining average food prices in urban…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Costs, Food, Food Stores
Evaluation Of The 14 State Summer Food Service Program Pilot Project. Nutrition Assistance Program Report Series: The Office of Analysis, Nutrition, and Evaluation. Special Nutrition Programs. Report No. CN-04-SFSP14
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Singh, Anita; Endahl, John – US Department of Agriculture, 2004
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was created to ensure that children in low-income areas could have access to nutritious meals during the summer months when school is not in session. During the school year about 15 million low-income children depend on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and/or School Breakfast Program (SBP) for…
Descriptors: Child Health, Food Service, Nutrition, Low Income Groups