Have you got any cholesterol? Adults' views of human nutrition

Schibeci, R. and Wong, K.Y. (1994) Have you got any cholesterol? Adults' views of human nutrition. Research in Science Education, 24 (1). pp. 287-294.

Abstract

The general aim of our human nutrition project is to develop a health education model grounded in ‘everyday’ or ‘situated’ cognition (Hennessey, 1993). In 1993, we began pilot work to document adult understanding of human nutrition. We used a HyperCard stack as the basis for a series of interviews with 50 adults (25 university students, and 25 adults from off campus). The interviews were transcribed and analysed using the NUDIST computer program. A summary of the views of these 50 adults on selected aspects of human nutrition is presented in this paper.