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<p>We explore the relationships that future teachers establish between food consumption and sustainability, as well as their intentions to act and their competences in ESD, after a training program. Three instruments were designed and analyzed within the methodological framework of qualitative content analysis. The results showed that, although the future teachers set adequate relationships, they still had significant difficulties in accepting the need for ambitious changes in their diets. Their educational proposals are focused on the diagnosis of the problems instead of the assessment of the sustainability of eating habits and the empowering of learners to take responsible decisions and actions.</p>
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We explore the relationships that future teachers establish between food consumption and sustainability, as well as their intentions to act and their competences in ESD, after a training program. Three instruments were designed and analyzed within the methodological framework of qualitative content analysis. The results showed that, although the future teachers set adequate relationships, they still had significant difficulties in accepting the need for ambitious changes in their diets. Their educational proposals are focused on the diagnosis of the problems instead of the assessment of the sustainability of eating habits and the empowering of learners to take responsible decisions and actions.

The Relationship Between Sustainability and Food Consumption in Teacher Training

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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We explore the relationships that future teachers establish between food consumption and sustainability, as well as their intentions to act and their...

The Relationship Between Sustainability and Food Consumption in Teacher Training

Published Online: Jan 11, 2023

Page range: 34 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2022-0015

Keywords
competences in ESD, food consumption, future primary school teachers

© 2022 Patricia Esteve-Guirao et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Relationship Between Sustainability and Food Consumption in Teacher Training

Published Online: Jan 11, 2023

Page range: 34 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2022-0015

Keywordscompetences in ESD, food consumption, future primary school teachers

© 2022 Patricia Esteve-Guirao et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
competences in ESD, food consumption, future primary school teachers