80 pages
234mm x 156mm
ISBN-10: 1 85856 245 7
ISBN-13: 978 185856 245 2
January 2002

In October 2001 the Open University introduces a new modular programme for initial teacher training for secondary teaching. Four set books will develop and extend the required subject knowledge for the new National Curriculum in Design and Technology. Although intented for initial students many existing teachers will find these up to the minute texts invaluable updates on the statutory requirements of the subject audits. All include practical and theoretical activities for readers to undertake and questions for them to answer.

The contents of this book include:

Influences on food choice;Food product development; Food manufacturing; The Chemical structure of nutrients; Digestion of food; Food and nutrition; Diet and health; References and Further Reading; Answers to Questions.

Gwyneth Owen-Jackson is a Lecturer in Education at the Open University and Line Co-ordinator for the PGCE Design and Technology. She is an external examiner for Design and Technology and a scrutineer for the QCA.