About
Gun Åbacka is a Lecturer at Åbo Akademi University's Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, specifically within the VÖS grundutbildning department. Her work focuses on educational discourse surrounding food, health, and consumer behavior in Swedish schools. She actively contributes to research on curriculum design, dietary choices in education, and the societal implications of nutritional policies.
Research Interests:
- Analysis of food-related discourses in home economics education
- Impact of health education on student lifestyles
- Social norms and deviance in dietary practices
- Curriculum development for holistic teaching methods
Research Trends: Her articles highlight contradictions in food education (e.g., sweet foods vs. health guidelines), student resistance to dietary assignments, and the role of education in shaping consumer behavior. Recent work emphasizes the societal discourse around vegetarianism and the challenges of implementing nutritional policies in schools.
Advising & Grants: Supervised 1 academic work (details unspecified). No grants explicitly mentioned.
Labs/Teams: No dedicated lab affiliations listed, though collaborates with international researchers in consumer studies and health education.