Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Health Promot J Austr. 2020 Jan;31(1):58-67. doi: 10.1002/hpja.259. Epub 2019 May 30.
In recent years, state governments throughout Australia have provided significant funding to support the expansion of school breakfast programs (SBPs), in response to concerns about children arriving at school hungry. This study investigated how schools have responded to the growing expectation that they provide breakfast for students.
This qualitative study draws on case studies of five Australian primary schools that operate SBPs. Interviews or focus groups were conducted with 78 children, parents, staff, volunteers and funders and data underwent thematic analysis.
Three key themes were identified: Adjusting to the changing role of schools, SBPs reflecting the school's culture, Schools as an alternative or additional site for breakfast. Some staff and parents expressed unease about SBPs shifting responsibility for breakfast provision from parents to schools but were committed to supporting vulnerable students as part of the broader school culture. SBPs were found to provide an alternative or additional site for breakfast consumption for many children not experiencing food insecurity.
The expectation that schools provide breakfast has created some challenges and tensions that have not been fully resolved. The adoption of an inclusive approach, undertaken to ensure students were not stigmatised for attendance, had resulted in concerns about the resources used by the programs as well as over-consumption of breakfast by some students. SO WHAT?: Increasingly, Australian schools are providing breakfast for students. Concerns about shifting responsibility and over-consumption could be addressed if schools were given more advice on program management by government and non-government funding bodies.
近年来，澳大利亚各州政府为支持学校早餐计划（SBPs）的扩大提供了大量资金，以回应人们对孩子们饿着肚子上学的担忧。本研究调查了学校如何应对越来越大的期望，即他们应为学生提供早餐。
本定性研究借鉴了澳大利亚五所实施 SBPs 的小学的案例研究。对 78 名儿童、家长、工作人员、志愿者和资助者进行了访谈或焦点小组讨论，数据经过主题分析。
确定了三个关键主题：调整学校角色的变化、反映学校文化的 SBPs、学校作为早餐的替代或额外场所。一些工作人员和家长对 SBP 将早餐供应的责任从家长转移到学校表示不安，但他们致力于支持弱势学生，这是学校文化的一部分。发现 SBP 为许多没有经历粮食不安全的儿童提供了替代或额外的早餐消费场所。
期望学校提供早餐带来了一些尚未完全解决的挑战和紧张局势。为确保学生不因出勤而受到污名化，采取了包容的方法，这导致人们对项目所使用的资源以及一些学生过度消耗早餐表示关注。那么：澳大利亚的学校越来越多地为学生提供早餐。如果政府和非政府资助机构为学校提供更多关于项目管理的建议，那么对责任转移和过度消费的担忧可能会得到解决。
