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Food citizenship and home economics education : a conceptual analysis Williams, Sheila Marie

Abstract

Our current food system relies heavily upon industrial agriculture and globalization. This has created a disconnect between people and their food sources. Most people are passive consumers when it comes to their food related behaviours and decisions. The concept of food citizenship aims to shape a democratic, socially and economically just, and environmentally sustainable food system while addressing a person’s rights, obligations and responsibilities. Food citizenship allows for empowerment of individuals to analyze and critique how their food is produced and where it comes from. Action can occur at the individual or collective level. The goal of food citizenship is to contribute to the betterment of family, home, community, and society. The purpose of this research paper is to conceptualize food citizenship, argue for its inclusion as an educational goal for home economics, and provide recommendations for implementation in a foods and nutrition course.

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Food citizenship and home economics education : a conceptual analysis
Creator
Williams, Sheila Marie
Date Issued
2016-04-15
Description
Our current food system relies heavily upon industrial agriculture and globalization. This has created a disconnect between people and their food sources. Most people are passive consumers when it comes to their food related behaviours and decisions. The concept of food citizenship aims to shape a democratic, socially and economically just, and environmentally sustainable food system while addressing a person’s rights, obligations and responsibilities. Food citizenship allows for empowerment of individuals to analyze and critique how their food is produced and where it comes from. Action can occur at the individual or collective level. The goal of food citizenship is to contribute to the betterment of family, home, community, and society. The purpose of this research paper is to conceptualize food citizenship, argue for its inclusion as an educational goal for home economics, and provide recommendations for implementation in a foods and nutrition course.
Subject
citizenship; food citizenship; food democracy; food justice; food literacy; food security; food sovereignty; food system
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. EDCP 590
Date Available
2023-11-16
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0437773
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/86617
Affiliation
Education, Faculty of; Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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