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‘Just don’t tell them what’s in it’: Ethics, edible insects and sustainable food choice in schools

Jones, Verity

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Verity Jones Verity6.Jones@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor of Education



Abstract

Supporting young people with global crises mitigation strategies is essential, yet loaded with ethical dilemmas for the educator. This study explores whether young people will make ethical decisions regarding the sustainability of food choice in schools, and based on the processes identified, what educators’ needs are in supporting transformative learning. This study is the first of its kind, where young people under the age of 14 have been tasting edible insects and discussing their role in a more sustainable diet. The article draws on mixed-method research with over 180 young people and their teachers in three schools in Wales and examines responses to a possible introduction of edible insects into school canteens. Highlighted is the complexity of sustainable food choices—likely to be identifiable with other young people and educators in western countries. The article considers how educators and policy makers may need to frame routes to positive sustainable action and the associated impacts these may have on personal, social, political and environmental spheres.

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Jones, V. (2020). ‘Just don’t tell them what’s in it’: Ethics, edible insects and sustainable food choice in schools. British Educational Research Journal, 46(4), 894-908. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3655

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 1, 2020
Online Publication Date Jun 24, 2020
Publication Date Aug 1, 2020
Deposit Date Apr 30, 2020
Publicly Available Date Aug 14, 2020
Journal British Educational Research Journal
Print ISSN 0141-1926
Electronic ISSN 1469-3518
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 46
Issue 4
Pages 894-908
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3655
Keywords edible insects, ethics, pedagogy, sustainability
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5947924
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedomain.org/journal/17

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