How Home Economics Teachers in Norwegian Lower Secondary Schools Implement Sustainability in their Teaching?
Keywords:
Sustainability, Home Economics, teaching, secondary schoolAbstract
Sustainability is an aim in the curriculum for Home Economics and
the concept should be familiar to teachers of the subject. The objective of this
study was to investigate how Home Economics teachers in lower secondary
school implement sustainability in their teaching. Secondary school teachers
(n= 30) were interviewed about teaching sustainability in their schools. The
teachers carried out some degree of theoretical teaching about sustainable
development. In the course of practical cookery lessons, their focus on the
sustainability of resources was minimal. Although several teachers wanted to
buy more sustainable products, the budget did not allow it. The majority of
teachers exhibited a relatively low degree of awareness pertaining to the
concept of sustainable food production. Practical application of this concept
was most probably neglected in Home Economics for economic reasons.
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