Teachers’ views on ‘food’ animals for sustainability education: an exploratory study

Autor:	Rui Pedro Fonseca, Tânia Regina Vizachri
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação [Domínio/Área Científica] Ciências Sociais::Sociologia [Domínio/Área Científica] Sustainability Teachers Meat consumption Ciências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente [Domínio/Área Científica] Animal sentience Plant-based diet Education
Zdroj:	Environmental Education Research. :1-18
ISSN:	1469-5871 1350-4622
DOI:	10.1080/13504622.2023.2180380
Popis:	Sustainability education is crucial in helping students deal with current health and environmental challenges through dietary choices. This study aims to provide an understanding of how the teachers surveyed (n = 416, 85% women; 58% teaching natural sciences) view the importance of the following interrelated issues for sustainability: (1) the viability of diets for tackling environmental challenges and natural resource management; (2) the health benefits of traditional versus plant-based diets; and (3) the impacts of factory farming on animals and animal sentience. Most participants recognised the importance of a sustainable education model that encourages reducing meat consumption while adopting healthy plant-based diets. Furthermore, the majority recognise animal sentience and agree that schools should address the negative impacts of factory farming on animals and the environment. The results are striking, as they indicate that most teachers’ views contrast with the traditionalist and instrumental portrayal of animals in national core curricula. info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::bade4cbfb60dc6fb0fb5e5700f5c2ea4 https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2023.2180380 Zobrazit plný text záznamu