Developing the Teaching of Food Technology in Primary Schools in England through Curriculum Development and Initial Teacher Education |
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Authors: | David Barlex Marion Rutland |
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Institution: | (1) The Nuffield Foundation, Brunel University, c/o, 28 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3JS, UK;(2) University of Surrey Roehampton, UK |
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Abstract: | This paper investigates developments in the teaching of food technology introduced as an element of design & technology in
the 1990 National Curriculum for Technology in the English primary curriculum for children aged five to eleven years.
It reviews briefly the situation for food teaching before 1990 and identifies a number of relevant issues. This is followed
by an overview of developments in food technology in primary schools between 1992 and 2001, highlighting the need for primary
teachers and trainee teachers on initial teacher education courses to develop an understanding of how to teach food technology
in their schools. The development of teaching materials through the Nuffield Approach to food technology in primary schools
is outlined together with a case study of the use of the materials in initial teacher education at the University of Surrey
Roehampton.
The paper describes the uptake of Nuffield Primary food technology materials as measured by down loads from the Nuffield Primary
Design & Technology web site. Alongside this, there are reflections of primary trainee teachers on the impact of using the
Nuffield food technology materials on their classroom practice during school experience. It concludes with a discussion of
the key issues arising from the paper and suggestions for future research.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | curriculum development food technology initial teacher education primary design & technology |
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