Teaming Children and Elders to Grow Food and Environmental Consciousness

Mayer‐Smith, Jolie; Bartosh, Oksana; Peterat, Linda

doi:10.1080/15330150701319529

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“…Use of this type of program design, in an experimental setting, helps to identify and target variables that play an influential role known to motivate food behavior and explain factors that can lead to behavior adoption or change [15][16][17]. This study further supports recent findings from a review of garden-based youth nutrition intervention programs, highlighting the need to establish a standard for program design, implementation, and evaluation [11]. A systematic approach supports effective research designs and measurable outcomes, as a way to quantify not only theory-based but also the promising impact of garden-based nutrition education programs [12].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 69%

A PILOT STUDY FOR PLANT THE SEED: A NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM USING LOCAL FOOD ENVIRONMENT TO PUT THEORY INTO ACTION

Lee

Bai

Wunderlich

2016

WIT Transactions on State-of-the-Art in Science and Engineering

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The purpose of this study is to implement Plant the Seed, a garden-based nutrition education program designed to reconnect children with locally grown food, food environments of the past and present, and the benefits of eating seasonal foods. The pilot study investigates environmental context and theory variables known to influence healthy food choice behavior. Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) provided a framework for the program's curriculum and evaluation. The target audience is middle school students. Plant the Seed is a two-part program. In Part 1 (classroom), students participate in practical, interactive activities based on specific educational objectives that target theory mediators. In Part 2 (field trip), students rotate through the community farm, kitchen herb garden and historic kitchen to engage in hands-on program activities. Pretest/posttest evaluation compared control and intervention students from two schools measured program effectiveness. Intervention school students (n = 16) improved behavioral intention (3.40 vs 3.53, P = 0.34), historical social norm (3.40 vs 3.79, P = 0.03), and outcome expectations (3.91 vs 4.19, P = 0.03). No change in variables among control students (n = 10).Plant the Seed had a positive impact on factors associated with healthy eating behavior. This program demonstrates how to effectively engage community resources, to promote the development and implementation of gardening environments that create hands-on opportunities for children to become directly connected to local food production, to learn about the environmental benefits of eating locally grown foods and to allow children to have access to a positive, sustainable food environment. Plant the Seed can serve as a model for future theory and garden-based nutrition intervention programs.

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confidence: 69%

A PILOT STUDY FOR PLANT THE SEED: A NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM USING LOCAL FOOD ENVIRONMENT TO PUT THEORY INTO ACTION

Lee

Bai

Wunderlich

2016

WIT Transactions on State-of-the-Art in Science and Engineering

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“…The relationship between the physical design of school grounds and their capacity to provide a variety of spontaneous play opportunities for children has been well examined (Malone 2005;Dyment, Bell, and Lucas 2009). Despite the unexplored relationship between school grounds with the formal school curriculum (Skamp and Bergmann 2001;Mayer-Smith, Bartosh, and Peterat 2007), renewed environmental awareness and increased educational interest in how school environments affect children's behavior is contributing to a schoolyard revival (Heffernan 1997).…”

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confidence: 99%

Transformational design literacies: children as active place-makers

Green

2013

Children's Geographies

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“…Recent research suggests school gardening and food programs are a useful means for addressing curriculum outcomes, issues of social inequality, and environmental sustainability (Byrd, Haque, Tai, McLellan, & Knight, 2007;Food Secure Canada [FSC], 2011;Mayer-Smith, Bartosh, & Peterat, 2007;Tarasuk, Mitchell, & Dachner,, 2013). Current research suggests gardening and food programs can provide an authentic context for children's and adolescents' learning about mathematics (Civil & Khan, 2001;Hinnant, 1999;Taylor, 2012), nutrition (Gatto, Ventura, Cook, Gyllenhammer, & Davis, 2012;Gibbs et al, 2013;Morris, Koumjian, Briggs, & Zidenberg-Cherr, 2002), science (Hachey & Butler, 2009a, 2009bShoults & Shoults, 2012), and environmental sustainability (Malone, 2004;Mayer-Smith, Peterat, & Bartosh, 2006;Miller, 2007;Tangen & Fielding-Barnsley, 2007).…”

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Start with a Seedling: Uncovering the Kindergarten Language and Literacy Curriculum One Leaf at a Time

Moffatt

2017

L & L

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While recent research has documented the myriad benefits of school gardening and food programs, many educators and administrators voice concerns that such programs may detract from their ability to cover mandated curriculum. Research suggests many curriculum areas can be addressed through such programs, however, little research has investigated how or whether such programs can support mandated language and literacy curriculum expectations. Through a content analysis of transcripts of audio data from a school gardening and food program that matched 24 kindergarten children with 17 adult and young adult volunteers, this study illustrates how such a program can support mandated language and literacy curriculum. Analysis suggests the children practiced important oral language skills, such as asking questions and expressing experiences while involved in the program. Findings suggest the need for more research into why educators and administrators often hesitate to engage in such programs and how such programs can support mandated curriculum expectations as well as language and literacy learning.

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Teaming Children and Elders to Grow Food and Environmental Consciousness

Cited by 31 publications

References 4 publications

A PILOT STUDY FOR PLANT THE SEED: A NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM USING LOCAL FOOD ENVIRONMENT TO PUT THEORY INTO ACTION

A PILOT STUDY FOR PLANT THE SEED: A NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM USING LOCAL FOOD ENVIRONMENT TO PUT THEORY INTO ACTION

Transformational design literacies: children as active place-makers

Start with a Seedling: Uncovering the Kindergarten Language and Literacy Curriculum One Leaf at a Time

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