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Assessment of Social Transmission of Food Preferences Behaviors
Published on: January 25, 2018
Participation in Intergenerational Food and Agriculture Education Programs Effectively Promotes Place Attachment
Po-Ching Wang1, Jing-Wun Huang2, De-Chih Lee3
1Department of Landscape Architecture, National Chiayi University, 300 Syuefu Rd., Chiayi City 600355, Taiwan.
Abstract:
This study adopted an empirical approach to examine the effectiveness of integrating intergenerational education with food and agricultural education to increase students' affection for their learning environment. The intergenerational food and agricultural education program in this study consisted of various courses promoting educational dialogue between students and their parents and grandparents at home. The bidirectional learning process allowed the three generations to better understand each other's dietary and life experiences and pass on the relevant knowledge and culture. The 51 participants in this quantitative study were rural elementary schoolchildren who were divided into an experimental group and a control group. Place attachment was evaluated through the two sub-dimensions of place identity and place dependence. The results revealed that food and agricultural education implemented as intergenerational education strengthens learners' affective attachment to their school environment.
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