A Kitchen at the Heart of a School -- An Investigation into School Meals in the Republic of Ireland

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  • Author(s): Darmody, Michelle
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Irish Educational Studies. 2023 42(2):165-181.
  • Publication Date:
    2023
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      17
    • Subject Terms:
      Foreign Countries; Food; Nutrition; Socialization; Urban Schools; Space Utilization; School Space; Knowledge Level; Hunger; Lunch Programs; Breakfast Programs; Multiple Literacies; Eating Habits; Low Income Students; Psychological Patterns
    • Subject Terms:
      Ireland
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/03323315.2021.1929393
    • ISSN:
      0332-3315
      1747-4965
    • Abstract:
      Free school meals provide support to vulnerable families in the Republic of Ireland. Funding is allocated as part of an anti-poverty strategy. An investigation was carried out to discover if the school meal could be used to provide nutritious scratch-cooked food as well as providing opportunities for increased socialisation and pedagogy. Food affects students in a myriad of ways and schools are in a unique position to guide what and how young people eat. This article draws on data from an ethnographic study in an inner city Dublin school. The school recently had a scratch-cooking canteen embedded within it. Using a case study methodology, this paper investigates whether this type of canteen can lead to the school becoming a more food literate entity by building a scaffolding that can facilitate a greater knowledge of food throughout the school, increased interest in tasting new foods and spaces for socialisation over a meal.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1388996