A global challenge, food security is shaped by factors such as climate change, conflicts, natural disasters and disease.
Identifying that there is a knowledge barrier stopping New ers from growing their own food, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | (UC) Faculty of Education PhD candidate Amelia Threadgould is researching solutions to food insecurity by using a social identity approach to understand gardening participation and knowledge.
"My research focuses on understanding how teachers' personal relationships with gardening shape the way they approach teaching these skills to their students." Threadgould says.
She has been using the UC Community gardens to understand participation in gardening activities amongst preservice teachers.
As part of the Visualise YourThesis competition hosted by Te Puna | UC , Threadgould has created a visual representation of this research, which can be viewed below.
