Search results for "Home Economics"

The pedagogical development of an international teacher in the cultural context of Finnish CLIL home economics

2016

This thesis draws on content and language integrated learning (CLIL) as a methodological innovation in language education. In order to become competent CLIL teachers in 21st century, however, teachers should not merely have expertise knowledge in their own teaching fields but take pedagogical tact into consideration. The aim of this qualitative action research is to understand: (1) How an international teacher from Taiwan utilized the theoretical framework of CLIL 4Cs and (2) How 4Cs were used as a support to develop pedagogical tact in CLIL home economics classes in a Finnish lower secondary school. The action research approach and process were conducted in two cycles that included plannin…

Does food and health education in school influence students’ everyday life?

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, and how they believe it impacts on their everyday lives. Design: Qualitative study using focus group discussions Setting: Three public schools in Norway Methods: Focus group discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed. Results: The students reported the relevance of the school subject FH to their everyday life. H…

El trabajo a domicilio en el Pais valenciano : una aproximación a la economía sumergida

1982

“Is there any sugar in bread?” A qualitative video analysis of student activating learning tasks in Home Economics

2021

The Norwegian Food and Health (FH) school subject aims to develop students' ability to understand the association between diet and health. Research on FH in Norway indicates that the main focus today is on cooking and the development of practical cooking skills, leaving little emphasis on activities related to the more theoretical aspects of the curriculum. To increase students’ knowledge and skills regarding nutrition and health, we aimed to evaluate three newly developed student-activating learning tasks. Three 6th grade FH classes in Southern Norway participated. Audio and video recording of the learning tasks were used to evaluate the activities. Also, data from focus group discussions …

Sociodemographic and behavioural correlates of lifetime number of sexual partners: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

2018

BackgroundNo current data are available on correlates of lifetime sexual partners at older ages. This study aimed to explore correlates of the lifetime number of sexual partners in a sample of older adults.MethodData were from 3054 men and 3867 women aged ≥50 years participating in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Participants reported their lifetime number of sexual partners and a range of sociodemographic characteristics and health behaviours. Multivariable multinomial logistic regression was used to examine correlates of lifetime number of sexual partners, with analyses performed separately for men and women and weighted for non-response.ResultsYounger age, being separated/divor…

The mismatch between teaching practices and curriculum goals in Norwegian Home Economics classes : a missed opportunity

2020

DOI 10.1080/20004508.2020.1816677 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 students at three schools in Southern Norway were conducted and thematically analysed. Our findings suggest there is a mismatch between curriculum guidelines and teaching practices. Although teachers understood the benefits of nutrition education, practical cooking activities were prioritised. Three key themes were ident…

Pupils Creative Activity in Textile Art at Competition

2014

The open olympiads of home economics and technologies encourage pupils of grades 5-9 to be creative in applying textile techniques. They also popularize textile art. Purpose of the study is to analyse the results of pupils’ creative work during the 10th open olympiad of home economics and technologies. Method: analysis of textile works. 376 pupils’ works from the 1st round and 85 works of the 2nd round have been analysed and assessed according to the following criteria: compliance with the task, unity of composition, composition of colours, compatibility of materials, originality, quality of the technical accomplishment, functionality. In the olympiad traditional Latvian handicraft techniqu…

Papīra plastika grāmatu iesējumos mājturībā un tehnoloģijās 8. klasē

2019

Diplomdarba mērķis ir izstrādāt mācību saturu tēmai „Papīra plastika grāmatu iesējumos mājturībā un tehnoloģijās 8. klasē” un praktiski pārbaudīt to skolā. Jaunā izglītības standarta mērķis tehnoloģiju jomā ir jau pamatskolā attīstīt apmācāmo prātus un prasmes, veidojot pirmos pamatus, lai nākotnē viņi varētu kļūt par konkurētspējīgiem tehnologiem, dizaineriem, inženieriem, amatniekiem. Diplomdarba pirmajā nodaļā autore analizēja pārmaiņu procesus izglītībā 21.gs. Otrajā nodaļā izpētīja literatūras avotus un izveidoja mācību saturu tēmai “Papīra plastika grāmatas iesējumos”. Trešajā nodaļā izveidoja mācību tematisko plānu, aprakstīja mācību metodes un vērtēšanas kritērijus. Ceturtajā nodaļā…

The Creative Activity of Textile Lecturers as an Aspect of Professional Competence Development and its Impact on Study Process

2015

The creative activity of lecturers teaching textile course of studies is an essential aspect of professional competence development, which acquires a special meaning in context of lifelong learning. The purpose of this study is to analyse, how the creative activity of lecturers improves their own professional competences as well as influences and motivates the creative activity of students during the process of acquisition of textile course of studies. The following research methods have been applied: case study, survey (N=36). The study analyses the impact of creative activity of lecturers on study process in nine textile courses of studies, the choice of graduation paper subject and its d…