Teaching nutrition in schools: Do our students practice what we teach?
1980
If the criterion for evaluating the effectiveness of nutrition education is not students passing examinations but students adopting sound eating habits, then it may be that students and teachers are failing to reach their objectives. Some of the problems associated with providing effective home economics and nutrition education in the Caribbean are lack of relevance, limitations in reaching a wide enough audience, and misleading influences of mass media advertising. Possible solutions may be found in changing emphasis from the subject matter itself, to the learner and the teaching technique employed. Nutrition facts provide the basis for teaching, but teachers should provide information useful to the students; should consider local food production and preparation techniques; should integrate community needs and activities into home economics classes and other subject areas; and should teach students to apply reason to information they receive from all sources. The curriculum should have flexibility, adaptability, and transferability.
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]