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Children-At-Risk for Poor Nutrition: Expanding the Approach of Future Professionals in Educational Institutions

NCJ Number
236235
Journal
Child Abuse & Neglect Volume: 35 Issue: 8 Dated: August 2011 Pages: 606-612
Author(s)
Ron Shor
Date Published
August 2011
Length
7 pages
Annotation
This study examined how the subject of children at risk of poor nutrition was incorporated into the educational curriculum for teachers, and whether barriers existed that prevented the inclusion of this subject in the curriculum.
Abstract
The study found that 99.89 percent of the participants indicated that the subject of nutrition had never been included in their academic studies. The participants noted that more emphasis in the curriculum was placed on the influence of psycho-social-educational components than on nutrition-related components. The study also identified knowledge-based and institutional-related barriers to including nutrition-related components in the educational curriculum for teachers. This study examined how the subject of children at risk of poor nutrition was incorporated into the educational curriculum for teachers, and whether barriers existed that prevented the inclusion of this subject in the curriculum. Data for the study were obtained from a sample (n=111) of students in Israel working as interns in educational institutions with children at high risk for poor nutrition. The findings indicate the need for reducing institutional barriers to incorporating nutrition-related components in the educational curriculum for teachers working with children at risk of poor nutrition. Tables and references