Food and nutrition education in teacher training. Two visions, two universities, two countries and a commitment: Peru-Venezuela

Abstract

This work expose, form a descriptive-comparative point of view; the sights and proposals in the field of teaching training on Feeding and Nutritional Education (FNA) of the National University on Education “Enrique Guzmán y Valle” (NUE-EGyV) on Perú, and the Experimental Pedagogic University Libertador (UPEL) on Venezuela. For this, is described a comparative outlook among the leading indicators of health; owns, they were pointed out by the OMS on Latin America’s scheme and, the principal approaches on Healthy education by the region. Where the School is the main stage. Secondly, its described the NUE-EGyV’s proposal by teaching training on FNA; its juridic-curricular base, formation areas, its structure and curricular administration, its general and specific proficiency, and its evaluative didactic approaches, use it by each career, using how coordinaion axis faculties integrate itself. Thirdly, its present the EPUL’s approach, emphasizing in the level of Initial education. Where, teaching formation is based on a proficiency curriculum following international (Tunning and UNESCO project) and national guidelines, that assume the education as a continuous and permanent training process; It was pointed its curricular structure-administration, its extension, community service and investigation as curricular support. At the end, is generated reflexive lines between those vision, where it is highlight them compromise and value of the Education, on the development of human resources and pointing a way to join forces in Latin America.