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Potential value of school-based vegetable gardens in promoting the resilience of primary school learners
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70080 Potential value of school-based vegetable gardens in promoting the resilience of primary school learners Ferreira, Ronel u10491385@tuks.co.za Dippenaar, Stephan UCTD School-based vegetable gardens Learner resilience Primary school learners Food security Nutrition education Health promotion Experiential learning Community resilience Education theses SDG-02 Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018. The current study formed part of a broader NRF-funded project (FIRST-Gate: Food Intake and Resilience Support: Gardens as Taught by Educators), coordinated by Professor Ronél Ferreira. As part of the broader project, I aimed to determine how school-based vegetable gardens can potentially promote the resilience of primary school learners in resource-constrained communities. To this end, I explored the value of school-based vegetable gardens in nine schools and 49 participants in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa that have been participating in the broader project. For my study, I utilised interpretivism as epistemological paradigm, qualitative research as methodological approach and case study applying certain Participatory Reflection and Action (PRA) principles as research design. I generated and documented data through PRA-based workshops and discussions, observation-as-context-of-interaction, field notes and a research journal, as well as visual data generation and documentation strategies. Following inductive thematic analysis, I identified four main themes, each with related sub-themes. The themes I identified, in terms of the potential value of school-based vegetable gardens for resilience of primary school learners, relate to addressing basic needs, increased knowledge, skills and school performance, personal development and indirect additional benefits. Based on the findings I obtained, I can conclude that, school-based vegetable gardens can be utilised by schools and/or communities to support the resilience of learners, and potentially also that of their families and the community at large. Based on this conclusion, I recommend that future researchers and facilitators of resilience interventions may focus on similar studies or initiatives, specifically when working in resource-constrained communities. es2026 Educational Psychology MEd Unrestricted SDG-02: Zero hunger SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education 2019-06-02T11:40:01Z 2019-06-02T11:40:01Z 2019/04/16 2018 Dissertation Dippenaar, S 2018, Potential value of school-based vegetable gardens in promoting the resilience of primary school learners, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70080> A2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70080 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD School-based vegetable gardens Learner resilience Primary school learners Food security Nutrition education Health promotion Experiential learning Community resilience Education theses SDG-02 Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Potential value of school-based vegetable gardens in promoting the resilience of primary school learners |
| title | Potential value of school-based vegetable gardens in promoting the resilience of primary school learners |
| title_full | Potential value of school-based vegetable gardens in promoting the resilience of primary school learners |
| title_fullStr | Potential value of school-based vegetable gardens in promoting the resilience of primary school learners |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential value of school-based vegetable gardens in promoting the resilience of primary school learners |
| title_short | Potential value of school-based vegetable gardens in promoting the resilience of primary school learners |
| title_sort | potential value of school based vegetable gardens in promoting the resilience of primary school learners |
| topic | UCTD School-based vegetable gardens Learner resilience Primary school learners Food security Nutrition education Health promotion Experiential learning Community resilience Education theses SDG-02 Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70080 |