• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.342-352
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• 2017

Purpose: The purposes of the study were to evaluate dietitian's practices for sustainability management and identify barriers of sustainability management at school foodservice. Methods: A total of 220 dietitians working in Daejeon and Chungnam area were surveyed. 187 responses were analyzed for the study. Data were analyzed using SPSS Windows. Results: The respondents were 36% in their 20 s, 38% in their 30 s, 39.6% in elementary schools, 33.7% in middle schools and 26.4% in high schools. Among dietitian's practices for sustainability management, the item with the highest self-evaluation was purchase eco-friendly food (3.75). The category with the highest score was procurement (3.52), by waste management (3.48), production (3.39), menu management (3.36), facility and energy management (3.20), personnel management (3.18), and nutrition education (3.04). In the area of menu management, production management, facility and energy management, nutrition education, and personnel management, scores of elementary school working dietitians were the highest, followed by middle school and high school (p<0.001). The most perceived factor for barriers to sustainability management was principal's indifference to sustainability management (4.10 out of 5 points). ietitian's sustainability management practices and barriers showed a negative correlation. Conclusion: It is necessary to dietitians, employees, and principals' awareness about sustainability management in order to perform effective sustainable management school foodservice.

• Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.227-239
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to compare the dietitian’s job in dietitian’ s practice area using the dietitians job description(2000). To do this the survey was carried out for the frequency, criticality and difficulty of each job discription with 3 point scales. Questionaires sent to 521 dietitians. The number of returened questionnaires was 252. The number of dietitians working at each area was 125 at the school foodservice, 39 at the institutional foodservice, 62 at the hospital, 13 at the public health center and 13 at the catering company. The results of this study can be summarized as followed ; Experiences, level of education and age were significantly different by dietitian’s practice areas.(p<0.001) For frequency, duties of nutrition services had lower score than that of food services in all practice area. Frequency of each job description was significantly differences duties of all.(p<0.05) For criticality, duties except of meal services, financial managements, life cycle nutrition managements were significantly different by dietitian’ s practice areas.(p<0.05) For difficulty, duties except of self promotions were significantly different by dietitian’s practice areas .(p<0.05)

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.732-739
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• 2011

The purpose of the study was to identify the relationship transformational leadership, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment of nutrition teacher(dietitian) in school foodservice organization. A total of 209 employees in school foodservice operation were surveyed using a self-administrated questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS Windows(Ver. 18.0) for descriptive analysis and reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and regression. the respondents were 89.0% female, 90.4% under high school, and 90.4% under contract employment. The transformational leadership factors - Charisma ($p$ <0.001), intellectual stimulation, and individual consideration - had positive effects on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. In conclusion, transformational leadership(Charisma) of dietitian directly contributed to job satisfaction and organizational commitment in school foodservice employees.

• Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.234-242
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• 2005

This study was conducted to evaluate the sanitary management status of school foodservice in Deajeon and Chungnam and to suggest basic data for sanitary improvement. A questionnaire was used in this study as a survey method. The subjects consist of 529 dietitians that are employed in the school ($primary{\cdot}middle{\cdot}high\;school$) foodservice. These results may be summarized as follows : $71.0\%$ of surveyed school foodservices managed separately place for contamination and uncontamination. $91.5\%$ didn't maintain adequate temperature at kitchen. A holding rate of hygiene utensils is lower in Chungnam than Daejeon. The dietitian group aged 30-34 showed significantly higher scores than other groups in personal hygiene of employees. The dietitian group graduated from a college showed significantly lower scores than other groups in purchasing & receiving, preparation, storage, food remains & waste, kitchen utensils and equipments and personal hygiene. It was significant to sowing, personal hygiene and facilities & structure by Daejeon and Chung-nam. In serving, Daejeon showed significantly lower scores than Chungnam. In personal hygiene, facilities and structure, Chungnam showed significantly lower scores than Daejeon. The foodservice group (started < 1990) showed significantly lower scores than other groups ($started{\ge}1990$) in preparation.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.46 no.6
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• pp.573-588
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• 2013

The objective of this study is to investigate various jobs and foodservice environments, as well as work performances of school foodservice dietitians and nutrition teachers in accordance to the years of service in Daejeon and Chungnam provinces. A survey was conducted among school foodservice dietitians and nutrition teachers; a total of 415 from selected elementary, middle and high schools in the areas. In this study, we surveyed the participants and analyzed the current state of general characteristics, status of their job environments and foodservice environments by frequency, and the averages and differences in work performance with regard to 12 work parts and 57 works using one-way ANOVA and Duncan's multiple range test according to the years of service. Six parts among 12 work parts were significantly different in work performance according to the years of service. The 6 work parts were menu (nutrition) management, utensil recovery and management, sanitation management, foodservice administration & evaluation, dietary habit guide, and other works. The 11-15 years group ranked as the top on the total score and means of work performance. While the 16-years or more group, 6-10 years group, and under 5 years group followed consecutively. Correlation analysis between job or foodservice environments and work performances showed that work performances of school dietitians were mostly influenced by employment status, education level, and annual salary among the variables of job or foodservice environments. Other works, dietary habit guides and menu management were mostly influenced by variables of job and foodservice environments.

• Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 1996

This study was intended to observe the various aspects for the nutritional education, foodservice program and foodeervice management through the survey. The survey conducted for 72 elementary school dietitians in pusan area The results are as follows 1. Foodservice operation school were only 31.8% of all elementary school in pusan 2. Type of foodservice were 84.9% of self-operated foodservice, 3.8% of public foodservice, 1.3% of consignment foodservice. 3. Type of foods purchase were 452% with an open bid. 4. Elementary school student eat to lunch in classroom by 62.3% in pusan. 5. An association of supporter of elementary school organized 86.3 % of food service school in pusan.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.113-123
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• 1997

Conventional foodservice system has been the most prevalent system across the country. However, all the elementary students throughout the country is not being provided with school lunch program because of the restriction on equipping school foodservice facilities. So commissary foodservice system was introduced to school lunch program in 1991. This study was designed to evaluate condition of existing major equipment including volume, probable useful life, and frequency of use and determine equipment improvements on conventional and commissary school foodservice systems. A questionnaire was developed and mailed to 87 dietians of conventional and 46 dietians of commissary school foodservices in Kyunggi-do. Response rates were 89.1% and 91.3%, respectively . Approximately one third of commissary foodservices were converted from conventional to commissary. Only 52.6% of conventional and 53.5% of commissary foodservice facilities/equipments have been desirable in quality and quantity. Capacity, functional ability, using frequency, and relationship with efficient work management were analyzed according to school foodservice system. Content analysis was conducted regarding to dietitians' opinions on foodservice facilities/equipment.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.59-70
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• 2007

This study was conducted to investigate the perception about situation about school foodservice facilities and utilities in Chonbuk area. Self administered questionnaires were collected from 222 dietitians. Statistical data analysis was completed using a SPSS v. 10.0 program. The results are summarized as follows: Among 222 school foodservice systems, 68.5% of schools prepared the meal with conventional way and 31.5% of with commissary way. As the results of condition of school foodservice facilities, there was significantly differences between conventional and commissary foodservice systems; wall and ceilings(p<0.05), lighting(p<0.05), kitchen ventilation(p<0.05), preparation facilities(p<0.01), washstands(p<0.05), dressing rooms for employees(p<0.001), rest, and showers(p<0.01). On the basis those result it was assumed that the status of facilities of conventional foodservice systems better than commissary ones. About 66% of conventional foodservice systems and 34.5% of commissary ones have conducted own dining rooms. As to situation of dining rooms, conventional foodservice systems had better facilities than commissary ones. Therefore, governmental regulation agencies have to review and approval of plans prior to new construction or extensive remodeling of school foodservice facilities. In addition, content analysis was conducted regarding to dietitian's opinions on foodservice facilities and utilities.

• Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.117-127
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• 1999

This study was carried out to provide the improvable way of foodservice management to dietitian in the elementary schools. For this purpose the serving pattern of food, menu planning, nutrition education, leftover management and difficulties in foodservice were investigated. The survey was conducted through questionnaires, which were collected from 249 dietitions randomly selected in Taejon and Chung Nam. Data were analyzed by SAS program. The main results of this study are as follows. The children in Taejon took foods in the class room(65.7%) and those in Chung Nam in the dinning hall(89.9%)(p<0.01). In menu planning the balance of nutrition(42.6%) was mainly considered and then food preference(19.7%), variety of menus(16.1%), food cost(16.1%), composition of food color, taste and texture(3.2%), skills of food making(1.6%) and the number of students(0.8%). They referred cooking magazines(47.7%), the previous menu(42.2%), children's opinion(7.2%) for planning menu. The insufficiency of implements and devices for food(24.1%) and lack of season's food(20.4%) were indicated as difficulties in their job. 34.5% of dietitians used a standard menu, 79.5% investigated food preference of children, 74.3% evaluated taste of foods before serving, and 80.7% regularly checked leftover. The major reason for leftover was careless of the teacher in charge in Taejon and bad taste of foods nutrition in Chung Nam(p<0.001). 98.5% of them answered that they had the responsibility for nutrition education in elementary school. They had a hard time in relationship with the staffs in school(40.6%) and employees for food(39.8%), and lack of market information(38.2%). To efficiency of dietitian's work can be enhanced by reflecting the results of children's food preference and leftover, by using standard cooking method and proper cooking utensil, and by performing nutrition education for children by themselves.

• Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.441-453
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• 1999

This study aims to investigate the effects of job characteristics and work on both organizational commitment and job satisfaction of the school foodservice dietitian for the purpose of providing information for quality improvement in productivity of school foodservice. The subjects were 401 school foodservice dietitians in Taegu and the Kyungpook area. The survey questionnaires consisted of five parts including demographic characteristics, job characteristics(JCI), work values, organizational commitment(OCQ) and job satisfaction(JDI). More than half of the subjects(65.3%) were between the age of 26 to 30 years. Seventy-one percent of the participants had bachelor’s degrees and monthly wages of 83.2% ranged from 700,000 to 1,200,000 won. The education of thedietitians was found to have a significant relatinship with job satisfaction in all fields. Job characteristics such as feedback, job characcteristics such as job autonomy, feedback and friendship were positively correlated with job satisfaction. The group of dietitians with high work value scores for work as a central life interest had significantly high scores in organizational commitment(p<0.01) and overall job satisfaction(p<0.05). Job satisfaction such as work-itself, pay, supervision, promotion and co-workers were positively correlated with organizational commitment. According to the Lisrel program, organizational commitment was affected by educational level(-0.23). Job satisfaction was also affected by educational level(-0.18), autonomy(0.24), friendship(0.12), feedback(0.08), individualism(-0.07) and organizational commitment(0.44) directly. In conclusion, school foodservice dietitians may increase the level of their commitment to organization and job satisfaction by increasing autonomy, feedback adn friendship of job characteristics and work values.