Aydin Gozde, Margerison Claire, Worsley Anthony, Booth Alison
Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong 3217, Australia.
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne 3217, Australia.
Children (Basel). 2022 Apr 4;9(4):510. doi: 10.3390/children9040510.
Parents and teachers have a major influence in the formation of primary school children's eating behaviours. Although the cooperation of parents and teachers has frequently been recommended in the promotion of healthy eating habits among primary school children, little is known about the communication between these two groups regarding food- and nutrition-related issues. This paper reports findings from semi-structured interviews with primary school parents ( = 19) and primary teachers ( = 17), as well as findings from a survey of 787 parents in Australia. Audio-recorded interviews were analysed using NVivo and descriptive statistics were calculated for the survey questions. The results indicated that their communications involved various topics, including allergies, lunchbox content, and supervision requests, through diverse communication channels. The risk of offending each other and time scarcity were reported as communication barriers. Parents mainly expected teachers to ensure that their children were given enough time to eat their lunch, teach healthy eating, and be good role models of healthy eating. This study highlights the need to overcome communication barriers between parents and teachers and support teachers in their multifaceted professional roles.
家长和教师对小学生饮食行为的形成有重大影响。尽管在促进小学生养成健康饮食习惯方面，经常有人建议家长和教师进行合作，但对于这两组人员之间就与食物和营养相关问题的沟通情况，人们却知之甚少。本文报告了对19名小学生家长和17名小学教师进行半结构化访谈的结果，以及对澳大利亚787名家长进行调查的结果。使用NVivo软件对录音访谈进行了分析，并对调查问卷的问题进行了描述性统计。结果表明，他们的沟通涉及各种话题，包括过敏、午餐盒内容和监督要求，沟通渠道多种多样。据报告，相互冒犯的风险和时间稀缺是沟通障碍。家长主要期望教师确保孩子有足够的时间吃午餐、教授健康饮食知识，并成为健康饮食的良好榜样。本研究强调了克服家长和教师之间沟通障碍以及支持教师履行其多方面专业职责的必要性。
