Establishing and researching school gardens in Oman as a resource for improving education and health outcomes

• Authors: Ambusaidi Abdullah , Al-Yahyai Rashid , Taylor Neil

Title variants

PL

Zakładanie oraz badanie ogrodów szkolnych w Omanie jako źródła poprawy edukacji i zdrowia

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Like many other countries where the standard of living is rising, the Sultanate of Oman is facing a potentially serious increase in what are now termed ‘lifestyle’ diseases. These include diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and various forms of cancer. The lifestyle factors that contribute to these diseases are poor diet and limited exercise. A school gardening project being implemented in Oman is intended to improve educational outcomes across the curriculum in the short term but also dietary outcomes in the longer term. If successful the project will be expanded to a much larger number of schools in Oman. In a country that imports much of its fruit and vegetables there are also potential, long-term economic benefits in encouraging the local production of these food items. This article reports on the rationale behind this project and its overall conceptualization and design. The project is funded through the Oman Research Council.

PL

Jak wiele innych krajów, w których zaobserwować można rosnący standard życia, Sułtanat Omanu stoi w obliczu potencjalnie poważnego wzrostu zjawiska określanego mianem chorób „stylu życia”. Zalicza się do nich między innymi cukrzycę, choroby układu krążenia, nadciśnienie i różne formy raka. Główne czynniki stylu życia powodujące problemy zdrowotne to nieodpowiednia dieta oraz brak ruchu. Projekt ogrodnictwa szkolnego wdrożony w Omanie zakłada poprawę wyników edukacji w całym programie nauczania w krótkim okresie, ale też efekty dotyczące sposobu żywienia w długim. Jeśli projekt zakończy się sukcesem, zostanie rozszerzony na znacznie większą liczbę szkół w Omanie. Co więcej, w kraju importującym znaczną część konsumowanych owoców i warzyw mogą pojawić się potencjalne długoterminowe korzyści ekonomiczne dzięki wspieraniu lokalnej produkcji tych produktów żywnościowych. Artykuł omawia przesłanki projektu, jego ogólną koncepcję oraz założenia. Projekt został sfinansowany przez Radę Naukową Omanu.

Keywords

EN

Oman; school gardening; ‘lifestyle’ diseases; curriculum; quasi-experimental design; imports

PL

Oman; ogrodnictwo szkolne; choroby „stylu życia”; program nauczania; quasi eksperymentalny projekt; import

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Opolski, Wydział Ekonomiczny
• Journal: Economic and Environmental Studies
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 4(36)
• Pages: 415-431

Dates

published

2015-12

Contributors

author

Ambusaidi Abdullah

• Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

author

Al-Yahyai Rashid

• Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

author

Taylor Neil

• University of New England, Australia

redactor

Paradowska Monika

redactor

Platje Joost (Johannes)

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ISSN

2081-8319