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Date Permissions Signed
5-18-2018
Date of Award
Spring 2018
Document Type
Masters Field Project
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Environmental Studies
First Advisor
Stanger, Nicholas.
Second Advisor
Darby, Kate J.
Abstract
As a community member, student, and educator within Bellingham’s food system I had hoped to contribute to the community's food education programming by developing and teaching an integrated food system curriculum. This project documents the development and repeated roadblocks to applying this curriculum. In response, I considered an alternative approach. Rather than trying to teach something novel as a relative newcomer and novice to an established community, why not learn from the existing network of food system educators. Under this new direction, I pressed forward by interviewing five local food educators from separate institutions that serve varied audiences and teach different but overlapping content. This assessment of Bellingham's food system education network culminated in four value-based and pedagogical recommendations for building inclusivity within the community.
Type
Text
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25710/6qz4-sh41
Publisher
Western Washington University
OCLC Number
1037150404
Subject – LCSH
Integrated agricultural systems--Study and teaching--Washington (State)--Bellingham; Sustainable agriculture--Study and teaching--Washington (State)--Bellingham; Food supply--Environmental aspects--Study and teaching--Washington (State); Local foods--Washington (State)--Bellingham; Food habits--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Bellingham.
Geographic Coverage
Bellingham (Wash.)
Format
application/pdf
Genre/Form
masters theses
Language
English
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Mead, Ciera, "Integrated Food Systems Education: A Network Assessment of Bellingham, WA" (2018). WWU Graduate School Collection. 686.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwuet/686