Growing Healthy Kids: K-2 Teacher Training Program

Hall, J.; Vierregger, A.; Koszewski, Wanda; Anderson-Knott, Mindy; Albrecht, JulieA.

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2013.04.222

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Teachers are generally under a tight, time-constraining schedule, so designing materials to be more simplistic and user-friendly with familiar educational terms may help to improve confidence without requiring time commitment to a training session. 41 …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Qualitative Phenomenological Exploration of Teachers' Experience With Nutrition Education

Hall

Chai

Albrecht

2016

American Journal of Health Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Nutrition education delivered by classroom teachers has become a popular intervention designed to combat childhood obesity. However, few qualitative studies have explored nutrition education with teachers Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore how elementary teachers describe their experience with nutrition education. Methods: A qualitative phenomenological approach was used. Semistructured interviews, observations, and document analysis were conducted with 10 teachers who delivered nutrition education in their classrooms. Inductive coding was used to determine invariant constituents, reduce constituents to categories, and cluster categories into themes. Reliability and validity were accomplished through intercoder agreement, audio recording, triangulation, bracketing, and member checking. Results: Results identified 5 core themes related to roles teachers play in nutrition education, the importance placed upon nutrition, motivation for supplementary activities, barriers, and a triadic relationship between students, teachers, and curriculum. Discussion: Findings reveal interactions within the nutrition education experience in which teachers balance barriers with their value of nutrition education and motivation to help students make healthy choices. Translation to Health Education Practice: Health educators should work with classroom teachers at the program design, implementation, and evaluation stages of curriculum development to better address needs and facilitate the delivery of high-quality nutrition education for students.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Qualitative Phenomenological Exploration of Teachers' Experience With Nutrition Education

Hall

Chai

Albrecht

2016

American Journal of Health Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Growing Healthy Kids: A School Enrichment Nutrition Education Program to Promote Healthy Behaviors for Children

Vierregger¹,

Hall²,

Sehi³

et al. 2015

JOE

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Growing Healthy Kids Program is a school-based nutrition education program that teaches students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade about healthy eating, physical activity, and how their body uses food. Pre- and post-knowledge data is collected from the students to measure changes in nutrition knowledge. In the first 2 years of the program, significant improvements in nutrition knowledge were found in all three grades. Teachers reported that students were more aware of the importance of nutrition and were making healthier meal and/or snack choices at the end of the program.

show abstract

Growing Healthy Kids: K-2 Teacher Training Program

Cited by 2 publications

References 0 publications

A Qualitative Phenomenological Exploration of Teachers' Experience With Nutrition Education

A Qualitative Phenomenological Exploration of Teachers' Experience With Nutrition Education

Growing Healthy Kids: A School Enrichment Nutrition Education Program to Promote Healthy Behaviors for Children

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About