This study identified the context and direction of the subject "food" in the geography subjects of different curricula by comparing the Geography subjects of the IBDP curriculum and the World Geography subjects of the National Curriculum 2015.
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This study identified the context and direction of the subject "food" in the geography subjects of different curricula by comparing the Geography subjects of the IBDP curriculum and the World Geography subjects of the National Curriculum 2015.
Language network analysis shows that the food unit of IBDP Geography has a high frequency of emergence of terms mainly related to "food, health, access" and high link centrality. The World Geography subject of the National Curriculum 2015 confirmed that the terms "region, grain, crops, agriculture" appear frequently and have a high connection centrality. IBDP Geography's view of food provides opportunities for learners to recognize food-related real-world issues from the perspective of global citizens, addressing regional gaps, regional gaps, and health differences from various regional and positional access levels. In addition, it is possible to present data to learners to recognize global problems to enable competency evaluation through 'food'-related learning elements, which are linked to learners' behaviors and linked to life to have the identity of behaviors.
By comparison, the National Curriculum 2015 view of world geography emphasizes aspects of resources and distribution. Through quantitative analysis, the origin, distribution, and movement of food production are interpreted to identify the characteristics of the region. The process of production and consumption of "food" is centered, and the focus is on data-driven positivist interpretation of data and quantified learning. This contributes to enhancing the ability to process 'knowledge' and 'information' and increasing understanding of world diversity. However, it is insufficient to carry out a series of processes that can critically look at problems that emerge around the world and suggest solutions.
The World Geography subject is more suitable than any other subject to implement the direction of the high school credit system. And since it can address all the issues that arise in space, it is also the most suitable subject for convergence with other subjects. In particular, drawing issues to everyday life topics to foster competence as citizens of the world can increase its effectiveness. Among them, the subject of 'food' is the most common and most relative learning element. And it can provide a key issue that can be linked to life.
Therefore, it is necessary to organize a curriculum that can cultivate global citizens' qualities such as critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and community competence through "food" in the world geography subject.