Exploring elementary school students' funds of knowledge and personal feelings about cooking and baking
Butler, Viphawee Unwanadham
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Description
Title
Exploring elementary school students' funds of knowledge and personal feelings about cooking and baking
Author(s)
Butler, Viphawee Unwanadham
Issue Date
2022-04-26
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Krist, Christina
Committee Member(s)
Hug, Barbara
Tissenbaum, Catherine Dornfeld
Department of Study
Curriculum and Instruction
Discipline
Curriculum and Instruction
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
Funds of knowledge,
Abstract
This study draws upon the theory of funds of knowledge in exploring the potential value of cooking and baking as a meaningful context for an elementary school science unit. This qualitative research study was conducted by interviewing 23 elementary school students between the age of 5 through 11 using a semi-structured clinical interview. The interview questions were designed to prompt students to think about their personal cooking experiences with their families and their personal feelings about cooking and baking. Findings from a thematic analysis of the interviews revealed that participants in the study described rich cooking and baking experiences. These experiences included themes of “relationship,” “heritage,'' “cooking tasks,” and “eating habits.” In addition, eighteen students expressed positive or neutral feelings about cooking and baking. Therefore, cooking and baking seems to be a good candidate for a context for a science unit designed to draw on students’ funds of knowledge.
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