Review of literature on problem-solving cooking practice with a consumer-citizen perspective

Abstract

  The purpose of this study was to summarize research trends regarding problem-solving cooking practice that nurtures consumer-citizens in order to obtain basic data for teachers to design lessons to foster the dietary habits of consumer-citizens.

  The research methods consisted of a selection of keywords related to “consumer-citizens” in an analytical framework that utilized the “classification of concepts of consumer education” and an exploratory review of literature on problem-solving cooking practice that addressed this issue.

  The results confirmed the effectiveness of consumer education with a curriculum that utilized problem-solving cooking practice in order to improve skills such as “decision making”, “resource management”, and “citizen participation”. However, because this is a relatively new study, issues regarding the measurement of educational effects require further research.