Learning food technology outside the classroom: A study of a secondary class visit to a live historical village

More, Beatrice Anne Maria

Learning food technology outside the classroom: A study of a secondary class visit to a live historical village

dc.contributor.advisor	Forret, Michael
dc.contributor.author	More, Beatrice Anne Maria
dc.date.accessioned	2011-08-22T03:59:57Z
dc.date.available	2011-08-22T03:59:57Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.date.updated	2011-03-15T07:03:55Z
dc.description.abstract	This thesis explores food technology learning experiences outside the classroom. The participants in this study were year 11 students who had selected food technology as one of their NCEA subjects. A living historical village, near to the students’ school, was chosen as the site for an interactive learning experience. The era and artefacts represented by this village are associated with 19th century New Zealand. The purposes of this study were to determine to what extent an interactive learning experience through a live historical village helped students learn about food and the technologies used to produce food; and whether this experience helped students better understand the complex relationship between food technologies and society. The study was informed by research literature on technology education in general and food technology in particular, as well as literature examining student engagement with history and learning outside the classroom. The study adopted a qualitative, interpretative methodology and data was gathered from surveys, tests, classroom activities, document analysis and a focus group interview. The study’s findings clearly indicated that the trip to The Historical Village helped the students learn about the constituents of food products and the technologies used to produce food. The historical context of the village engaged the students and enabled them to associate developments in food technologies with changes in society.
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dc.identifier.citation	More, B. A. M. (2011). Learning food technology outside the classroom: A study of a secondary class visit to a live historical village (Thesis, Master of Education (MEd)). University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5589	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5589
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	University of Waikato
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dc.subject	Food Technology
dc.subject	LEOTC
dc.title	Learning food technology outside the classroom: A study of a secondary class visit to a live historical village	en
dc.type	Thesis
pubs.place-of-publication	Hamilton, New Zealand	en_NZ
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Waikato
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.name	Master of Education (MEd)