Perceptions of teachers and experts regarding school gardening practices to enhance agriculture and food literacy among school children

Presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka,18th and 19th of January 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka. School garden provides opportunities for shaping children's food choices through hands-on learning that promotes healthy eating habits. This qualitative study aimed to...

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Autores principales: Indramali, O.S., Karunanayaka, M.M.S., Perera, T., Dissanayake, U., Kudagammana, T., Mohotti, A. J., Hunter, Danny, Silva, K.D.R.R.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174343
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author Indramali, O.S.
Karunanayaka, M.M.S.
Perera, T.
Dissanayake, U.
Kudagammana, T.
Mohotti, A. J.
Hunter, Danny
Silva, K.D.R.R.
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Hunter, Danny
Indramali, O.S.
Karunanayaka, M.M.S.
Kudagammana, T.
Mohotti, A. J.
Perera, T.
Silva, K.D.R.R.
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Karunanayaka, M.M.S.
Perera, T.
Dissanayake, U.
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description Presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka,18th and 19th of January 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka. School garden provides opportunities for shaping children's food choices through hands-on learning that promotes healthy eating habits. This qualitative study aimed to identify current agronomic practices, explore challenges in school gardening and suggest improvements for a model garden to enhance students' knowledge, and attitudes toward agriculture, and nutrition. The present study involved in-depth interviews with 10 agriculture teachers from 18 schools across two districts (Kurunegala and Gampaha) in Sri Lanka, and 10 agriculture experts. Information on agronomic practices, challenges in school gardening, and best strategies for implementing model garden to positively impact students' knowledge, attitudes toward agriculture, and nutrition were gathered through interviews.
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spelling CGSpace1743432025-11-05T11:45:38Z Perceptions of teachers and experts regarding school gardening practices to enhance agriculture and food literacy among school children Indramali, O.S. Karunanayaka, M.M.S. Perera, T. Dissanayake, U. Kudagammana, T. Mohotti, A. J. Hunter, Danny Silva, K.D.R.R. agriculture knowledge sri lanka school gardening Presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka,18th and 19th of January 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka. School garden provides opportunities for shaping children's food choices through hands-on learning that promotes healthy eating habits. This qualitative study aimed to identify current agronomic practices, explore challenges in school gardening and suggest improvements for a model garden to enhance students' knowledge, and attitudes toward agriculture, and nutrition. The present study involved in-depth interviews with 10 agriculture teachers from 18 schools across two districts (Kurunegala and Gampaha) in Sri Lanka, and 10 agriculture experts. Information on agronomic practices, challenges in school gardening, and best strategies for implementing model garden to positively impact students' knowledge, attitudes toward agriculture, and nutrition were gathered through interviews. 2025-01-18 2025-04-28T08:19:53Z 2025-04-28T08:19:53Z Abstract https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174343 en Open Access application/pdf Indramali, O.; Karunanayaka, M.; Perera, T.; Dissanayake, U.; Kudagammana, T.; Mohotti, A.J.; Hunter, D.; Silva, K. (2025) Perceptions of teachers and experts regarding school gardening practices to enhance agriculture and food literacy among school children. 3 p.
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school gardening
Indramali, O.S.
Karunanayaka, M.M.S.
Perera, T.
Dissanayake, U.
Kudagammana, T.
Mohotti, A. J.
Hunter, Danny
Silva, K.D.R.R.
Perceptions of teachers and experts regarding school gardening practices to enhance agriculture and food literacy among school children
title Perceptions of teachers and experts regarding school gardening practices to enhance agriculture and food literacy among school children
title_full Perceptions of teachers and experts regarding school gardening practices to enhance agriculture and food literacy among school children
title_fullStr Perceptions of teachers and experts regarding school gardening practices to enhance agriculture and food literacy among school children
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions of teachers and experts regarding school gardening practices to enhance agriculture and food literacy among school children
title_short Perceptions of teachers and experts regarding school gardening practices to enhance agriculture and food literacy among school children
title_sort perceptions of teachers and experts regarding school gardening practices to enhance agriculture and food literacy among school children
topic agriculture
knowledge
sri lanka
school gardening
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174343
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