Karin Höijer

ORCID: 0000-0003-3948-5714
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Research Areas
  • Social and Educational Sciences
  • Education, Sociology, Communication Studies
  • Diverse Education Studies and Reforms
  • Literacy, Media, and Education
  • Culinary Culture and Tourism
  • Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
  • Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
  • Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research
  • Global Education and Multiculturalism
  • Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
  • Design Education and Practice
  • Organic Food and Agriculture
  • Vocational and Entrepreneurial Education
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Mobile Learning in Education
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities
  • Digital Storytelling and Education
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Education Systems and Policy
  • Construction Project Management and Performance
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices

Kristianstad University
2016-2022

Uppsala University
2011-2014

Abstract Food and home are central issues in the Home Economics curriculum. The aim of present paper was to explore how teachers make sense manage being this particular subject they talk about food home. This achieved by conducting four focus groups with 25 participants, 23 women two men, all experience from working as teachers. Participants were recruited over Sweden through emails. data analysis conducted three steps guided social constructionist theory. main findings themes a purpose,...

10.1111/j.1470-6431.2011.01014.x article EN International Journal of Consumer Studies 2011-08-10

Environmental, as well economic and social/cultural aspects of sustainability, are important when striving for sustainable production consumption food meals. However, a terminology including specific concepts within the combined area food, meals sustainability is lacking. In order to investigate how can be conceptualized together, aim this paper explore compound concept circular gastronomy discover it understood applied, its potential opportunities challenges. A further provide definition...

10.1016/j.ijgfs.2022.100610 article EN cc-by International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science 2022-10-17

There is a need for research both in relation to food education at preschools and how the individual teacher can handle relate many different scientific facts paradigms that are prevalent food, health, sustainable lifestyle.The aim of this study was explore experiences meanings preschool teachers associate with involving as tool learning planned educational activities.An exploratory conducted 14 131 teachers. Twenty semi-structured or group interviews 45 staff were conducted, 10 selected...

10.3402/fnr.v60.32603 article EN cc-by Food & Nutrition Research 2016-01-01

Studies on children's learning about food commonly focus socialisation within a temporal perspective taking an interest in linear and developmental issues, where the home is assumed as primary place for skills that should be deepened through education Home Economics. Economics concern topics are related to our private domestic life but takes public setting of school which indicates here tension built into subject. This article explores how classroom can understood explored beyond framework...

10.1080/14681366.2013.809374 article EN Pedagogy Culture and Society 2013-07-30

This article explores foods talked about and chosen in the education of Swedish Home Economics as a relationship between structural processes agency. Three data sets from observations focus group interviews with teachers students were analyzed for food classifications. These related to culinary triangle contradictions, showing factors identity, convenience responsibility. Results show that by reflections dominant cultural values. also indicate had more agency than students, but choices they...

10.1080/03670244.2013.870072 article EN Ecology of Food and Nutrition 2014-08-08
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