Nutrition education practices of primary school teachers in a resource-constrained community in Gauteng, South Africa
| Autor: | Ronel Ferreira, William John Fraser, U.E. MacIntyre, Gerda J. Gericke, Peet J. Du Toit, Mojisola D. Kupolati |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Time Factors Cross-sectional study Nutritional Sciences Teaching Materials Nutrition Education Resource constrained Medicine (miscellaneous) 03 medical and health sciences School teachers South Africa 0302 clinical medicine Professional Competence Nursing Poverty Areas Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Healthy Lifestyle Curriculum Schools Ecology Descriptive statistics business.industry 05 social sciences 050301 education Professional Practice General Medicine Teacher Training Middle Aged Suburban Population Cross-Sectional Studies Needs assessment Female Self Report Diet Healthy School Teachers business Nutritional science 0503 education Needs Assessment Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Ecology of food and nutrition. 55(3) |
| ISSN: | 1543-5237 |
| Popis: | We investigated the nutrition education (NE) practices of teachers of grade 4‒7 learners in 11 primary schools (85% of total number) of the Bronkhorstspruit district (Gauteng Province) to identify opportunities for improving NE in these schools. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out among a convenient sample of the teachers (N = 73) using a structured nutrition education practice questionnaire. Descriptive data analysis was done. Results showed that the majority of the teachers taught nutrition in about 10% to 20% of their teaching time. Thirty percent had no training to teach nutrition, and most teachers (86%) would like to receive training in nutrition. Teachers mostly taught nutrition as part of the curriculum (67%) and very few (18%) integrated nutrition into other subjects. Needing improvement were adequate classroom time for nutrition education delivery, continuing training in nutrition for teachers, and provision of up-to-date instructional materials for teaching nutrition. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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