Gordon L V, Haynes D K
J Am Diet Assoc. 1982 Oct;81(4):445-8.
Over a three-week period, a sample of fourth grade pupils brought home nutrition education homework, with which their parents had previously agreed to help. Pupils in a comparison group had the same nutrition program in school but with no homework assignments. Six months later, parents in both samples anonymously completed a survey form inquiring about nutritional practices at home. Returns were obtained from 214 parents in the homework group and from 218 parents in the non-homework group. A significantly greater percentage of parents in the homework group reported that meals at home had changed in an important way in the interim period, that their children were eating more of the "right foods" for breakfast and for supper, and that they had requested printed materials on how to plan a balanced diet. In a parallel study, a greater reduction in cigarette smoking had been reported by parents who had helped their children with anti-smoking homework. The corroborative nature of the two sets of outcomes would suggest that it is worth while to encourage parental involvement with homework in nutrition education at the elementary grade levels.
在三周的时间里，四年级学生的一个样本把营养教育作业带回家，他们的父母此前已同意提供帮助。对照组的学生在学校接受相同的营养课程，但没有作业任务。六个月后，两个样本中的家长都匿名填写了一份调查问卷，询问家庭中的营养习惯。作业组的214名家长和非作业组的218名家长返回了问卷。作业组中，有显著更高比例的家长报告说，在此期间家庭饮食有了重要变化，他们的孩子早餐和晚餐吃了更多“正确的食物”，而且他们索要了有关如何规划均衡饮食的印刷材料。在一项平行研究中，帮助孩子完成反吸烟作业的家长报告说吸烟减少得更多。这两组结果的相互印证表明，鼓励家长参与小学阶段营养教育的家庭作业是值得的。
