Browsing by Author "Almgren, Leena"

Aims. The use of edible weeds in cooking is trendy, cheap and healthy. In the study it was investigated the relation to the use of edible weeds in teaching among students that study to be home economic teachers in Helsinki University. Answers to the following questions were sought after in the study, what concrete idea the students have that can be exploited in the home economic classes and how the students perceive the teaching about edible weeds in elementary school. Methods.The study is a case study and it is based on twelwe essay’s writen by home economic students in the autumn of 2011. The essay’s were part of a 2 academic credits course in Helsinki University, the faculty of behaviourism, ”Luonnonkasvien hyödyntäminen”. The students were nearly ready home economic teachers. In the essay the students were asked to ponder without any prejudice differents way how edible weeds could be utilisated in the teaching of home economics. They were asked also to ponder, how co-operation between different subjects/faculties could be improved with using edible weeds as the topic in teaching. Results and conclusions. The ideas of home economic teachers were strongly based on collaboration and innovative ideas. The use of edible weeds is seen as possibility to do something new and also as a positive thing in their own work. In the teaching of home economics it is possible to combine learning contents from almost every other subject from elementary school classes. Also everyday life skills can be combined into home economic teachings.