Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, NO-0130 Oslo, Norway.
Department of Health Sciences, Oslo New University College, NO-0456 Oslo, Norway.
Nutrients. 2022 Jul 21;14(14):2989. doi: 10.3390/nu14142989.
It has been suggested that school meals could have an impact on students' learning environments; however, existing research in this field is scarce and inconclusive. The purpose of this study was to explore teachers' and school administrators' experiences with the introduction of a free school meal and whether this influenced the learning environment. The study was conducted in upper primary and lower secondary schools in a small municipality in Norway. In this qualitative study, 17 informants participated in semi-structured in-depth interviews. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and coded using NVivo. Thematic analysis was conducted using systematic text condensation (STC). The main findings are that in the informants' experience, a free school meal led to reduced absenteeism during lunchtime and positive social interactions among students, social equalization, and a more peaceful atmosphere during lunchtime. In conclusion, the introduction of a free school meal had a positive impact on the students' educational health and the learning environment, and contributed to social equalization as all the students shared the same healthy school meal.
有人认为，学校餐食可能会对学生的学习环境产生影响；然而，该领域现有的研究还很少且没有定论。本研究旨在探讨教师和学校管理人员在引入免费校餐方面的经验，以及这是否会影响学习环境。该研究在挪威一个小城市的小学高年级和初中进行。在这项定性研究中，有 17 名受访者参加了半结构化深度访谈。访谈以录音、转录和使用 NVivo 进行编码的方式进行。使用系统文本浓缩 (STC) 进行了主题分析。主要发现是，根据受访者的经验，免费校餐减少了午餐时间的缺勤率，促进了学生之间的积极社交互动、社会平等化，以及午餐时间更平静的氛围。总之，引入免费校餐对学生的教育健康和学习环境产生了积极影响，并促进了社会平等化，因为所有学生都享用相同的健康校餐。
