| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to figure out the current status on Food and Agriculture Education in Xinwu Elementary School of Taoyuan. Consistency between Xinwu Elementary School Food Agriculture Curriculum and Food and Agriculture Education Conceptual Framework. Learning Effectiveness of Food and Agriculture Programmes. Food and Agriculture Education begins with concern for one′s health. By understanding the process of food production and selecting healthy foods, consumers can support producers in friendly areas, regard the environment permanent as a part of our lives.
Taoyuan′s Xinwu District is an important agricultural production area, producing well-know 新香rice,in the early days when irrigation was not easy, many artificial ponds were dug to cultivate crops. Thus it became known as ＂the land of the thousand pi.＂ You can imagine the glory of agriculture at that time. Unlike the Hakka ancestors, who lived on the mountains, Xinwu District is in an inherent environment that affects poor agricultural yields. The Hakka ancestors who lived here used their geographical advantages to develop the economic and food characteristics of the Hakka people along the coast, and through the transmission of culture from generation to generation, they achieved the unique characteristics of the Hakka food culture.
The study found that：
1. The food agriculture curriculum has opened up students′ interest in food agriculture education.
2. Among the six indicators of the conceptual framework of food agriculture education, the curriculum focuses more on environmental production and agriculture than on food life, culture and food.
3. The effectiveness of students′ learning in knowledge, skills, and manner shows that children are interested in food agricultural education.
Food agricultural education connects the relationship between people, people and food, and people and the environment. By caring about one′s own health, regaining the right to choose food, and then supporting the development of local agriculture through consumption, and supporting the farming method of friendly land . To contribute to the sustainability of the earth′s ecology.
Keywords：Sinwu Elementary School, Food and Agricultural Education, Hakka villages along the coast,Food and Agriculture Education Conceptual Framework | en_US |