Study on the Correlation between Vegetarian Lunch Program and 4th Grader’s Learning Attitude and Behavior-Changhua County Cases

• Main Authors: Chen, Suun, 陳仕恩
• Other Authors: 李康文
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/26445084981281086455

碩士 === 大葉大學 === 工學院碩士在職專班 === 99 === Appropriate to change the current human protein meat-focused diet, to enhance the intake of fruits and vegetables vegetarian, and animal-related industry sectors to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, is the large-scale carbon reduction measures in all kinds of lowest cost and most feasible option. Under the auspices of Vegetarian Education, the Ministry of Education actively promotes meat-free day program on Monday. Changhua County is fully promoting meat-free day on Monday at elementary and middle schools around Taiwan. The main purpose of this study is to explore to the impact of vegetarian carbon reduction plan on fourth-grade students’ learning attitudes and behaviors. The results of data analyses showed that the subjects in this study have shown positive results between learning attitudes and behaviors. The results also showed significant differences among the urban and rural areas, genders, and social-economic status. Also, there was a positive correlation between students’ learning attitude and learning behavior in this study. Compared to rural students, urban students had a better performance in terms of learning attitude. It means that there is a gap between the urban and rural resources and social-economic developments. Compared to male students, female students had a better performance in terms of their environmental action. The results of this study were consistent with most results of related issues around the world. On the other hand, there were significant differences between various levels of social-economic status. The better the economic situation of children, the better practical ability was. After the implementation of meat-free day on Monday programs, students did a good job on the overall academic performance, especially on the performance of natural science learning, partly because of the connections of the carbon reduction plans. In doing so, children are concerned about the habits of the natural environment, and they can enhance their learning motivation. Under meat-free day on Monday program, students feel physically healthier and, that they also can maintain a good athletic ability. Children and parents are generally satisfied with the overall learning environment, and they can have a good awareness of the environmental knowledge and ability. Also, this result shows that more and more Taiwanese put emphasis on the perception of green world competitiveness in the future world. Meat-free day program on Monday is satisfied by most children and parents. On the one hand, it certainly can promote children's health and athletic ability of the positive perception. On the other hand, it also enhances to students' natural science learning motivation. The Education authorities can be further integrated with the administrative system of environmental protection, and implement a more systematic and larger-scale carbon reduction plan to promote vegetarianism.