This book draws together the perceptions and experiences from a range of international professionals with specific reference to food education. It presents a variety of teaching, learning and curriculum design approaches relating to food across primary, secondary and vocational school education, undergraduate initial teacher education programs, and in-service professional development support contexts. Contributions from authors of a variety of background and countries offer insight into some of the diverse issues in food education internationally, lessons to be learned from successes and failures, including action points for the future. The book will be both scholarly and useful to teachers in primary and secondary schools.

The introduction of National Curriculum Technology moved away from teaching about food in the context of the home and domestic science, towards commercial food technology. This work offers an evaluation of this development and the required changes of emphasis for teaching.

The introduction of National Curriculum Technology moved away from teaching about food in the context of the home and domestic science, towards commercial food technology. This work offers an evaluation of this development and the required changes of emphasis for teaching.

To assist school administrators and teachers to plan new programs.

This book brings together a unique collection of chapters to facilitate a broad discussion on food education that will stimulate readers to think about key policies, recent research, curriculum positions and how to engage with key stakeholders about the future of food. Food education has gained much attention because the challenges that influence food availability and eating in schools also extend beyond the school gate. Accordingly, this book establishes evidence-based arguments that recognise the many facets of food education, and reveal how learning through a future's lens and joined-up thinking is critical for shaping intergenerational fairness concerning food futures in education and society. This book is distinctive through its multidisciplinary collection of chapters on food education with a particular focus on the Global North, with case studies from England, Australia, the Republic of Ireland, the United States of America, Canada and Germany. With a focus on three key themes and a rigorous food futures framework, the book is structured into three sections: (i) food education, pedagogy and curriculum, (ii) knowledge and skill diversity associated with food and health learning and (iii) food education inclusivity, culture and agency. Overall, this volume extends and challenges current research and theory in the area of food education and food pedagogy and offers insight and tangible benefits for the future development of food education policies and curricula. This book will be of great interest to students, scholars, policymakers and education leaders working on food education and pedagogy, food policy, health and diet and the sociology of food.

Containing a selection of papers presented at an international conference, this volume reviews the need for increased training in the food industry in order to bridge the gap between standards in Eastern and Western Europe and the USA. Higher education is discussed, including the training of food technicians. European initiatives such as ERASMUS and Network are also described. The text includes coverage of the importance of international trade and consumer protection acts, including a description of the needs of various groups and future developments.