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Download full textVik, Frøydis Nordgård; Beinert, Cecilie; Palojoki, Päivi; Hillesund, Elisabet Rudjord; Engeset, Dagrun; Ask, Anne Selvik; Åbacka, Gun; Øverby, Nina Cecilie – Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, 2020
Many Norwegian teachers in Food and Health (Home Economics) do not have any formal subject-specific education. This study aims to explore potential differences between teachers with formal versus no formal Food and Health education. In 2018, Food and Health teachers in all primary and lower secondary schools in Norway were invited to answer a…
Descriptors: Differences, Foreign Countries, Family and Consumer Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers
Direct linkFooladi, Erik C.; Tuomisto, Maiju; Haapaniemi, Janni – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
Food, cooking, and eating are commonly used as contexts or legitimations to teach and communicate science. However, for teaching to have contextual credibility, the relationship between subject and context is a relevant area of study. The present contribution describes an analysis of curricula from three Nordic countries shedding light on…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Family and Consumer Sciences
Eli Kristin Aadland; Hege Wergedahl – Education Inquiry, 2024
The Food and Health subject is a mandatory subject in primary and lower secondary schools in Norway and has many similarities to the internationally known subject Home Economics. This study aimed to examine how learning activities are structured in Food and Health education, both from the teacher's and the student's perspective. Momentary time…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Activities, Health Education, Foods Instruction
Beinert, Cecilie; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2021
Food and Health, previously referred to as Home Economics, is a mandatory school subject in Norway. It has the unique advantage of giving all students, regardless of their social background, practical skills and knowledge, life skills that are important for their future health. In the LifeLab Food and Health project, we have developed a…
Descriptors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Instructional Innovation, Active Learning, Learning Activities
Beinert, Cecilie; Sørlie, Anne Cathrine; Åbacka, Gun; Palojoki, Päivi; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: The Norwegian National Action Plan for a Healthier Diet calls for discussion of new ways to communicate health information. An already established and important arena in which to do so is school, in the Food and Health (FH) subject in particular. The aim of this study was to investigate how Norwegian students experience the FH subject,…
Descriptors: Foods Instruction, Health Education, Nutrition, Dietetics
Beinert, Cecilie; Palojoki, Päivi; Åbacka, Gun; Hardy-Johnson, Polly; Engeset, Dagrun; Rudjord Hillesund, Elisabet; Selvik Ask, Anne Merete; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Nordgård Vik, Frøydis – Education Inquiry, 2021
Current curriculum guidelines emphasise the importance of both nutrition education and the development of practical cooking skills in the school subject Food and Health (FH). This study aimed to explore teachers' and students' perspectives and experiences of current classroom practices in FH. Focus group discussions (FGDs) with teachers and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Family and Consumer Sciences, Cooking Instruction, Nutrition Instruction
