scholarly journals Development and Pilot Testing of a Food Literacy Curriculum for High School-Aged Adolescents

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1532
Author(s):  
Lyndsey D. Ruiz ◽  
Marcela D. Radtke ◽  
Rachel E. Scherr
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Expert Committee ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Literacy Curriculum ◽  
Pilot Testing ◽  
Food Literacy ◽  
Trained Facilitator

Adolescent obesity and poor diet quality are increasingly prevalent and could be mitigated with attainment of food literacy. However, as these programs for adolescents are lacking, the purpose of this project was to develop a food literacy curriculum for high school-aged adolescents. The curriculum was designed in accordance with food literacy attributes and components utilizing Backward Design, Social Cognitive Theory, and Constructivism. After expert committee review, pilot testing was completed in two low-income communities by a trained facilitator and observer. Detailed observations were collected during pilot testing to assess achievement of learning objectives. Modifications were made to lesson procedures as required. The resulting curriculum, Teens CAN: Comprehensive Food Literacy in Cooking, Agriculture, and Nutrition, contains 12 modules of experiential lessons and application activities within three topics. Agriculture lessons concentrate on the food supply chain and food environments; nutrition lessons include food groups while focusing on nutrients of concern for underconsumption; and cooking lessons include food safety, budgeting, and preparation. Teens CAN provides a comprehensive and necessary approach to advancing food literacy in adolescents. Future directions include assessing dietary implications after participating in Teens CAN lessons and employment of an innovative two-tiered cross-age teaching model.

scholarly journals Development of an Innovative Food Literacy Curriculum Focused on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Cooking for High School-Aged Adolescents (P16-061-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyndsey Ruiz ◽  
Lauren Howe ◽  
Dain Holland ◽  
Kelley Brian ◽  
Rachel Scherr
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Food Resource ◽  
After School ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Food Literacy ◽  
Backward Design ◽  
Technology Innovations

Abstract Objectives To use theoretical frameworks and a systematic process to develop a curriculum aimed at improving food literacy in high school-aged adolescents. Methods Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and constructivism were selected as guiding theoretical frameworks. Three overarching topics were identified as essential to advancing food literacy: agriculture, nutrition, and cooking. One nutrition researcher, one agriculture/food systems researcher, and one professional chef collaborated as topic experts. Thirteen undergraduate interns majoring in related subjects were recruited to draft lessons. The development team met weekly over 9 months. The first meeting consisted of introducing interns to food literacy, adolescent development, and curriculum development processes. Utilizing backward design, the team began by identifying lesson objectives relevant to high school-aged adolescents for each topic. Next the team determined acceptable evidence of learning for each objective using authentic assessment. Finally, interns created an activity for each objective and assessment pairing. The pedagogical approach for the activities was guided inquiry following the 5-step experiential cycle. Once lessons were drafted, weekly meetings were used for internally pilot-testing lessons and group discussions. Results Utilizing SCT, constructivism, and backward design resulted in the development of Teens CAN: Comprehensive Food Literacy in Cooking, Agriculture, and Nutrition. Teens CAN features twelve inquiry-based and experiential modules with the overarching topics of agriculture, nutrition, and cooking. The modules feature concept-based experiential and application activities. Agriculture concepts include technology innovations, agroecology, and the food environment. Nutrition concepts cover general nutrition, nutrients of concern for adolescents, and recommendations. Cooking concepts feature food safety, food resource management, and cooking techniques. Conclusions Teens CAN fills a need for comprehensive food literacy curricula for high school-aged adolescents. After formal testing, the curriculum can be implemented in various learning environments, such as informally in after-school programs or integrated into formal education. Funding Sources UC ANR and USDA NIFA.

scholarly journals Testing Social-Cognitive Theory to Explain Physical Activity Change in Adolescent Girls From Low-Income Communities

2013 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah L. Dewar ◽  
Ronald C. Plotnikoff ◽  
Philip J. Morgan ◽  
Anthony D. Okely ◽  
Sarah A. Costigan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Cognitive Theory ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Activity Change ◽  
Physical Activity Change

scholarly journals Features and Educational Content Related to Milk Production in Breastfeeding Apps: Content Analysis Informed by Social Cognitive Theory (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suhail Sidhu ◽  
Kaoer Ma ◽  
Anna Sadovnikova
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognitive Theory ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
White Women ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Educational Content ◽  
High Quality ◽  
For Profit

BACKGROUND Low milk production is one of the main reasons for premature breastfeeding cessation. Smartphone apps have the potential to assist mothers with promoting, interpreting, tracking, or learning about milk production. It is not known whether breastfeeding apps contain high-quality, engaging, and diverse content and features that could be used by mothers to increase their breastfeeding self-efficacy and answer their questions about milk production. OBJECTIVE The overarching objective of this study was to identify and evaluate features and content within breastfeeding apps that could be used by mothers to increase breastfeeding self-efficacy and answer their questions about milk production. The secondary objectives were to quantify the diversity of representation of breastfeeding experiences within breastfeeding apps and to define the type of organization that is most likely to create free apps and/or apps with high-quality, engaging, and diverse features and content related to milk production. METHODS Breastfeeding apps were identified in the Apple App Store. All features that assist mothers with tracking, promoting, or interpreting milk production in the first 0-6 months postpartum were noted. Every screen containing educational information about milk production was identified and saved for review. Images of mothers and caretakers within the selected screenshots were assessed. Three scoresheets informed by Social Cognitive Theory were created to evaluate all identified features, educational content, and images representing the breastfeeding experience. RESULTS Forty-one breastfeeding apps were reviewed. Only seven apps contained both features and educational content related to milk production. Thirteen apps that contained educational content related to milk production received a mean combined content and cultural diversity score of 15.3 of 78. Of the 48 photos reviewed in screenshots that contained educational content on milk production, 87.5% (n=42) were of white women and their infants. For-profit companies and large organizations were most likely to create free apps and apps that received high scores on the combined content and diversity or features scoresheet, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Features and educational content related to milk production and breastfeeding imagery within breastfeeding apps were evaluated using three novel scoresheets informed by Social Cognitive Theory. Few apps contained both features that promote breastfeeding self-efficacy and high-quality, engaging, educational content with images of diverse caretakers. Thus, it is likely that parents, especially those from minority or low-income groups, have limited options when selecting a breastfeeding app. App developers could use the scoresheets and findings in this review to develop breastfeeding apps that assist mothers with interpreting, tracking, or learning about milk production through high-quality and engaging features, content, and imagery.

Parental Involvement in Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 116-140
Author(s):  
Olivia Patrice-Chante' Miller ◽  
Regina L. Banks-Hall
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Low Income ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
American Students ◽  
Crime Family

This chapter examines the key factors of parental involvement in relation to African-American students' academic success. Researchers identified that school failure is common among low-income African-American youth in the United States. This achievement gap requires a review of areas, such as poverty and crime, family environments, parenting styles, and academic race stereotypes, that could possibly affect African-American's academic achievement. Data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics National Crime Victimization Survey revealed that opportunities exist in reducing poverty and crime in African-American communities. Additionally, factors such as school-district locations may impact African Americans' perception of education. Most low-income schools lack educational resources to support students with increased learning needs which leads to greater disparities in developmental outcomes. Using social-cognitive theory as a framework, the authors found that increased parental involvement may improve African-American students' self-efficacy for increased academic motivation.

scholarly journals Social Cognitive Theory and Physical Activity Among Korean Male High-School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 973-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung Gun Lee ◽  
Seiyeong Park ◽  
Seung Hwan Lee ◽  
Hyunwoo Kim ◽  
Ji-Won Park
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Cognitive Theory ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
School Students ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Male High School

The most critical step in developing and implementing effective physical activity interventions is to understand the determinants and correlates of physical activity, and it is strongly suggested that such effort should be based on theories. The purpose of this study is to test the direct, indirect, and total effect of social cognitive theory constructs on physical activity among Korean male high-school students. Three-hundred and forty-one 10th-grade male students were recruited from a private single-sex high school located in Seoul, South Korea. Structural equation modeling was used to test the expected relationships among the latent variables. The proposed model accounted for 42% of the variance in physical activity. Self-efficacy had the strongest total effect on physical activity. Self-efficacy for being physically active was positively associated with physical activity ( p < .01). Self-efficacy also had positive indirect effects on physical activity through perceived benefits ( p < .05) and goal setting ( p < .01). The results of this study indicated that the social cognitive theory is a useful framework to understand physical activity among Korean male adolescents. Physical activity interventions targeting Korean male high-school students should focus on the major sources of efficacy.

scholarly journals Strategies to Address the Complex Challenge of Improving Regional and Remote Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Godrich ◽  
Christina Davies ◽  
Jill Darby ◽  
Amanda Devine
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Food Literacy ◽  
The Impact

Fruit and vegetables (F&V) are imperative for good health, yet less than one per cent of Australian children consume these food groups in sufficient quantities. As guided by Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), this paper aimed to: (i) understand key informant perspectives of the amount, types and quality of F&V consumed by rural and remote Western Australian (WA) children; and, (ii) determine strategies that could increase F&V consumption among rural and remote WA children. This qualitative study included 20 semi-structured interviews with health, school/youth and food supply workers, focusing on topics including: quantity and type of F&V consumed and strategies to increase children’s consumption. A thematic analysis was conducted using NVivo qualitative data analysis software (Version 10, 2014. QSR International Pty Ltd., Doncaster, Victoria, Australia). Key informants reported children consumed energy-dense nutrient-poor foods in place of F&V. Strategy themes included: using relevant motivators for children to increase their preference for F&V (i.e., gaming approach, SCT construct of ‘expectations’); empowering community-driven initiatives (i.e., kitchen gardens, SCT construct of ‘environment’); increasing food literacy across settings (i.e., food literacy skills, SCT construct of ‘behavioural capacity’); developing salient messages and cooking tips that resonate with parents (i.e., parent newsletters, SCT construct of ‘self-control’); increasing F&V availability, safety, and convenience (i.e., school provision); and, considering the impact of role models that extend beyond the family (i.e., relatable role models, SCT construct of ‘observational learning’). Overall, a comprehensive strategy that incorporates relevant motivators for children and families, supports local initiatives, reinforces the range of role models that are involved with children and creates healthier environments, is required to increase F&V consumption among children.

Sex and Developmental Differences by Complexity of Functions of Occupational Aspirations of School Children across Ten Years

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 597-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew A. Helwig
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
School Children ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Developmental Differences ◽  
Occupational Aspirations ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Complex Data ◽  
Senior Year

The present longitudinal study examined the complexity of workers' functions for 65 children's occupational aspirations during a 10-yr. span beginning when the children were 7 yr. old and in Grade 2. Every two years through the senior year in high school, the children were interviewed, for a total of six interviews. Sex and developmental differences in occupational aspirations were examined with respect to the focus on Data, People, or Things. Girls ( n = 31) selected occupational aspirations requiring greater complexity in People functions throughout the study. From Grades 2 to 8 boys chose occupations with greater complexity of Things and girls chose occupations with greater complexity of Data. Developmentally, all children chose increasingly more complex Data occupations from Grades 2 to 12. Occupational aspirations in high school showed a decrease in the complexity of workers' functions involving People and Things. These observations would be expected from social cognitive theory and the 1981 career development theory of Gottfredson.

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