Educational Dimensions of School Lunch: Critical Perspectives

Book Overview

Provides an overview of significant philosophical understandings of food and eating from the ancient to the postmodern
Critiques two aspects of school lunch, food provided at school and the pressures on students who bring home-prepared or store bought lunches thought by school personnel to be inappropriate
Argues that there is a need for curricula explicitly addressing the food students eat at school-where it comes from, how it is produced, processed, and distributed, as well as its nutrition, cultural dimensions, and bearing on environmental concerns

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030102181
• ISBN13: 9783030102180
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"