ABSTRACT

This study evaluates the impact of an agroecological school gardening program on eating behavior, agroecological knowledge and educational capabilities of 9–12 year-old schoolchildren in Montevideo, Uruguay. The study uses a mixed method approach and a sample of 16 schools and 665 schoolchildren. The results show that Programa Huertas en Centros Educativos has a high positive impact on children’s perception of the school and on their educational capabilities, while a relatively small impact is visible when focusing on diet quality and repetition of practices learned at school. One possible explanation for the lack of major benefits of the program on children’s diet is a scarce community involvement, a feature deemed as crucial in similar interventions, and an insufficient integration of the program in the school curriculum.

摘要

本研究评估了农业生态学校园艺计划对乌拉圭蒙得维的亚9-12岁学童的饮食行为，农业生态知识和教育能力的影响。该研究采用混合方法，并从16个学校和665名学童中抽样。结果表明，Programa Huertas en Centros Educativos对孩子们对学校的看法及其教育能力具有很高的积极影响，而在关注饮食质量和重复在学校学习的做法时，影响相对较小。关于该计划对儿童饮食缺乏主要好处的一种可能解释是，社区参与不足，在类似干预措施中被认为至关重要的功能以及该计划在学校课程中的整合不足。