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COOKING T H E S E L F I E
I C Q I 2 0 1 5 - U N I V E R S I T Y O F I L L I N O I S U R B A N A - C H A M PA I G N C H R I S T O P H E R L . F I N K , P H D N A N C Y L . K N O P, P H D O H I O W E S L E YA N U N I V E R S I T Y
T H E I M PA C T S O F P H O T O V O I C E T E C H N I Q U E S O N C O L L E G E S T U D E N T S U B J E C T I V I T I E S R E G A R D I N G F O O D I N S E C U R I T Y
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Q U A L I TAT I V E R E S E A R C H M E T H O D S C O U R S E
F O O D I N ( S E C U R I T Y )
Share Our Strength: https://www.nokidhungry.org !Cooking Matters: http://cookingmatters.org !Local Matters: http://www.local-matters.org !Delaware County (OH) Hunger Alliance: https://www.liveuniteddelawarecounty.org/take-action/hungeralliance !Ohio Wesleyan University Dept. of Health & Human Kinetics: http://hhk.owu.edu
O H I O W E S L E YA N U N I V E R S I T Y D E PA R T M E N T O F H E A LT H & H U M A N K I N E T I C S
F O O D I N S E C U R I T Y: O H I O
That’s Us!
F O O D I N S E C U R I T Y: O H I O
But… 17,000 +
individuals
more individuals than these (and more)…
S O C I A L E C O L O G I C A L M O D E L
January 2015
April 2015
Start of
Qual. Course
End of
Qual. Course
1st Belief
St.
Final Belief
St.
CM Begins
CM Ends
PV Int. 1
PV Int. 2
P V D ATA A N A LY S I S
CM = Cooking Matters
PV = PhotoVoice
P R O J E C T T I M E L I N E
January 2015
April 2015
Start of
Qual. Course
End of
Qual. Course
1st Belief
St.
Final Belief
St.
P R O J E C T T I M E L I N E
– A . E .
“What people don’t realize…” “When people think of food insecurity…”
“I believe that the government is to blame for food insecurity…”
S E PA R AT I O N A N D T H E O T H E R
“society lacks the knowledge that many of these…people experience what is called food insecurity: the
inability to reach nourishing food”
– A . O .
“…but what a lot of Americans don’t understand…” – A . E .
– A . Y.
“The dramatic change…to rice and beans for a week…”
S TAT E O F K N O W L E D G E
“Many…collect their pay and spend it on shoes and jewelry and drugs and alcohol. All that money could be saved and budgeted and spent properly on good food and necessary clothing. Where I come from I think food insecurity is a problem for all the wrong reasons. Many people waste money on drugs, alcohol, tobacco and
other items that are not needed.”
– L . C .
– M . R .
“Food insecurity isn’t really something I’ve been exposed to.”
– A . Y.
I believe that awareness, education, legislation, and volunteer work would help prevent some food insecurity.
S E E K I N G S O L U T I O N S : B I G O N E S
“I…believe that it’s the government’s responsibility to take care of its people and society.”
– I . R .
– A . R .
“If we start educating the young people…”
“I came into this thinking that food insecurity only affected the less fortunate and the lazy. I have come to learn I couldn’t have been more wrong. I believe I have changed my standpoint on food insecurity. I now have a better understanding of food insecurity and I see it now where as in the past I turned a blind eye or didn’t recognize it. I have come to learn that food and nutrition is one of the first things people are willing to sacrifice…”.
I N C R E A S E D A W A R E N E S S
– L . C .
“The circumstances (of food insecurity)…do not define the individual. What matters most is how individuals deal with the struggles involved with being food insecure.”
– M . R .
“Looking back to when we first started our qualitative research project, I realize I knew very little about food insecurity. I originally viewed food insecurity as something you only hear about on TV, that only happens to poorer, unemployed individuals or families. The fact is, food insecurity is everywhere and can happen to anyone, sometimes without us even knowing we’re becoming food insecure. Through this project I have learned that many residents of the Delaware community, the community where I currently reside at OWU, are food insecure and I didn’t even know it. Most of them are also employed which may make it even less obvious to others. I know I have definitely become more aware of the issue through this project, just from learning what food insecurity is and who….interact with the participants of Cooking Matters and really listen to their stories. The participants instilled some sort of trust in us too, by opening up and sharing their experiences.”
I N C R E A S E D A W A R E N E S S
– L . A .
“When I first heard about food insecurity, I had pre-conceived notions about what that term meant. I had never met anyone who struggled with it and have never experienced it firsthand, so I just based my knowledge on assumptions. To me, it was someone who was hungry or starving and had no means of getting food. … The first time I was asked to observe the program, I had no idea what to expect or what types of people I would see there. When I walked in, I was placed at a table to observe and write down things I heard or saw. One of the first participants that sat next to me was actually an old family friend. I was shocked that she was in this cooking matters program. I had known her for a long time and have even had dinner at her house before. How could she be food insecure? Maybe this class really isn’t full of people considered food insecure? I started to doubt the criteria of who was in the class, but the more I listened, the more I realized that she actually would be considered food insecure. I couldn’t believe it. That encounter made me stop and think more about food insecurity and what it really meant, because if someone I knew was food insecure, then who else around me could be dealing with the same things?”
I N C R E A S E D A W A R E N E S S
– R . A .
“In my community development class last semester my research focused on food insecurity. I talked to directors of different Delaware food pantries and did background research. I wrote a decent paper on the topic of food insecurity in Delaware, and thought I had a pretty good idea of the issue itself. However, it wasn’t until I listened to the stories of these food insecure participants in our Cooking Matters class where I begin to really get a handle on what food insecurity is. I myself have never experienced food insecurity, but I thought I understood pretty well the problem. My idea of food insecurity, along with many others, is that these people put themselves in the situation and if they worked harder they could get out of food insecurity and live a happy life. The common factor I saw was they were all trying.”
P O W E R O F S T O R I E S
– B . A .
“Compared to the beginning of the semester, I now have a much clearer view of food insecurity in Delaware. I’ve learned that everyone experiencing food insecurity has a different story. The statistics serve as a good point of reference, but the numbers are exclusive. You can never really understand food insecurity unless you see it first hand. Cooking Matters has given me that insight so that I can better understand the problem.”
P O W E R O F S T O R I E S
– A . E .
“While going through this process I learned how to listen to people’s stories and suggestions, and how important it is that I listen and hear the participants side of the story and what they have to say about it. Understanding each person’s unique story will help me, help us understand…”
P O W E R O F S T O R I E S
– E . A .
“After hearing individual stories from the participants in Cooking Matters, it’s quite evident that they are all working incredibly hard to support themselves and their families. I believe that there isn’t one person or group to blame for the food insecurity issue in America...the class brought people together, which formed new friendships, and the interviewing process allowed individual voices and unique stories to be shared.”
– U . I .
“This class helped me to bridge the gap between my university and the surrounding community, something that a lot of classes and even universities fail to incorporate into the curriculum. I think you learn so much more through experience than you could ever learn in a traditional lecture-based course. I’ve learned that…people in my community struggle and sacrifice to put food on the table for their families. Sometimes their own health and nutrition are the first to go. I believe that every human being should have access to healthy food regardless of income or residence. And now I know that this isn’t always the case.
T H O U G H T F U L A C T I O N
– A . E .
“This experience has influenced the way I perceive my responsibilities and roles. I feel responsible for using the tools I have learned when researching other topics. Also, I feel responsible for being aware of my own bias and for researching topics that I don’t understand. I see my professional and personal role as teaching others tools for healthy lifestyle habits, and I have become interested in programs that allow for community and social connection. Consequently, this has also caused me to consider the need for thoughtful program design. I believe it is possible to use programs as a tool to help others feel satisfied and connected in life.”
T H O U G H T F U L A C T I O N
– A . A .
“Before this semester, I always saw problems like food insecurity as something that is unchangeable. I never felt like I could do anything about them. I am so insignificant in the world that there is no way I’d ever be able to change anything. But now I know that we are changing things for the people of Delaware with Cooking Matters…I cannot wait to continue the work that we’re doing with the Cooking Matters program.”
T H O U G H T F U L A C T I O N
– A . E .
“It is up to us the students, the future to inspire change, to inspire a movement. Take a step back and realize that there is something bigger than us, and that we need to get involved because that is how change is made, by taking action.”
– E . A .
I D O N ’ T K N O W
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