Introducing School Gardens to the Omani Context: A Preliminary Study with Grade 7 Classes

Title
Introducing School Gardens to the Omani Context: A Preliminary Study with Grade 7 Classes
Publication Date
2018
Author(s)
Ambusaidi, Abdullah
Al-Yahyai, Rashid
Taylor, Neil
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8438-319X
Email: ntaylor6@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:ntaylor6
Taylor, Subhashni
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1624-0901
Email: btaylo26@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:btaylo26
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Modestum Publishing Ltd
Place of publication
Turkey
DOI
10.12973/ejmste/80859
UNE publication id
une:22573
Abstract
The Sultanate of Oman is beginning to experience a rapid increase in 'lifestyle' diseases, most notably diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. These may be linked to increasing poor dietary habits, and a more sedentary lifestyle, amongst the younger generation. In a number of Western contexts, school gardens have been shown to improve not only student attitudes to diet but also improved learning and affective outcomes. A pilot school gardening project involving a mixed method quasi-experimental design was undertaken in Oman with a number of Grade 7 classes. While the outcomes of this study should be treated tentatively, the quantitative findings indicate that employing school gardens as an educational resource might improve learning outcomes in the area of science skill development. The qualitative findings suggested that the project had a positive impact on the affective domain of students and in some cases encouraged them to pursue healthier eating habits.
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Citation
Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 14(3), p. 1043-1055
ISSN
1305-8223
1305-8215
Start page
1043
End page
1055

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