Educational priorities in food technology: A national survey of teachers' views

Eiser, J. Richard; Eiser, Christine; Coulson, Neil S.

Abstract

In a postal survey of a random sample of 705 state secondary schools in England and Wales, 377 food technology teachers (54 per cent) completed a questionnaire concerning: coverage of different topics, teaching resources, perceived emphases within the National Curriculum and personal teaching priorities. Topics most covered included health, the food industry andcookery skills. Teachers expressed a need for more materials concerning food-production technology. Practical cookery was seen as underemphasised in the National Curriculum. Teachers with longer experience placed more importance on nutrition and cookery as opposed to environmental or cross-curricular themes.

Citation

Eiser, J. R., Eiser, C., & Coulson, N. S. (1998). Educational priorities in food technology: A national survey of teachers' views. Health Education Journal, 57(4), 351-359. https://doi.org/10.1177/001789699805700407

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 1998
• Deposit Date: Jan 7, 2021
• Journal: Health Education Journal
• Print ISSN: 0017-8969
• Electronic ISSN: 1748-8176
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 57
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 351-359
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/001789699805700407
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3161653
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/001789699805700407