Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life (동아시아식생활학회지)

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Study on Current Nutrition Education and Effective Education Plan for Nutrition Teachers in Kyeonggi Region

경기 지역 영양교사의 영양교육 현황 및 효과적인 영양교육 방안에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Seong Yeong (Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Kyonggi University)
  • 김성영 (경기대학교 교육대학원 영양교육)
  • Received : 2016.03.02
  • Accepted : 2016.04.11
  • Published : 2016.04.30
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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate current nutrition education and effective plans for nutrition teachers in schools. Data were collected by a face-to-face questionnaire. Surveyed schools were elementary, middle, and high schools at percentages of 32.4%, 35.1%, and 32.4%, respectively. Percentage of nutrition education was above 90%, whereas off-line education was very uncommon in middle (8.3%) and high schools (27.3%) compared with elementary schools (63.6%), (p<0.05). Satisfaction of nutrition education was also very low in middle (7.7%) and high schools (8.3%) when compared with elementary schools (41.7%), (p<0.05). The main reason for this was due to 'work overload of mealing service (44.4%)' and 'insufficient time of students (25.9%)'. Effective education plans were as follows: beginning of education and education scale were 'elementary school (67.6%)' and 'below 20 people (81.1%)', and the most preferred counterplan was 'development of diverse education programs (4.81 score)' > 'systematic education process (4.76 score)' > 'professional nutrition education (4.51 score)'. Most important duty was 'nutrition education and consultation (51.4%)', although it achieved the lowest satisfaction at a score of 2.46. Overall analysis, demand and awareness of nutrition teachers for nutrition education were very high. Therefore, an institutional strategy and environmental improvements are required by setting up curriculum subjects and developing diverse education programs for systematic nutrition education.

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