Louis Bolk Instituut, Department of Nutrition and Health, Bunnik, The Netherlands.
JOGG, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
PLoS One. 2024 Nov 15;19(11):e0313773. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313773. eCollection 2024.
An increasing number of children in the Netherlands is overweight or obese, which is largely attributable to an unhealthy lifestyle and unhealthy living environment. Nutrition education and greening the schoolyard, for example with a vegetable garden, have independently been studied and are shown to be effective in teaching children a healthy lifestyle and providing a healthy living environment. However, the feasibility of combining nutrition education and greening the schoolyard has not been studied yet. Therefore, this study aimed to provide insight into primary schools' vision on making this combination, and the feasibility of doing so.
In this study a qualitative research design was used. The theoretical frameworks of Proctor et al. and Sekhon et al. were used to develop the interview guide. Twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted with members of school teams and school directors. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using the thematical analysis of Braun and Clarke.
According to the interviewees, three facets are essential to make the combination of greening schoolyards and nutrition education feasible and successful. Firstly, the interviewees mentioned that the school team and school directors of schools must be able to see the connection between greening the schoolyard and nutrition education. Additionally, support is needed among the parents, school team, pupils and local community. Finally, the interviewees stated that schools must be able to integrate greening the schoolyard and nutrition education into their existing curriculum.
The results of this study showed that combining greening schoolyards and nutrition education in primary schools is feasible and successful when vision, support and integration are present. Future research should investigate the vision of the local community and parents on making the combination, and the effects of the combination on pupils and their environment.
荷兰越来越多的儿童超重或肥胖,这在很大程度上归因于不健康的生活方式和生活环境。营养教育和绿化校园,例如建立菜园,已经分别进行了研究,并且已经证明它们在教授儿童健康的生活方式和提供健康的生活环境方面是有效的。然而,将营养教育和绿化校园相结合的可行性尚未得到研究。因此,本研究旨在深入了解小学对这种结合的看法,以及这样做的可行性。
本研究采用定性研究设计。Proctor 等人和 Sekhon 等人的理论框架被用来制定访谈指南。与学校团队成员和校长进行了 12 次半结构化访谈。访谈逐字记录下来,并使用 Braun 和 Clarke 的主题分析进行分析。
根据受访者的说法,使绿化校园和营养教育相结合具有可行性和成功性需要三个方面。首先,受访者提到学校团队和学校校长必须能够看到绿化校园和营养教育之间的联系。此外,需要得到家长、学校团队、学生和当地社区的支持。最后,受访者表示学校必须能够将绿化校园和营养教育融入到现有课程中。
本研究的结果表明,当有愿景、支持和整合时,将绿化校园和营养教育相结合在小学是可行且成功的。未来的研究应该调查当地社区和家长对这种结合的看法,以及这种结合对学生及其环境的影响。