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JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR
卷 41, 期 4, 页码 293-299出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2008.05.010
关键词
school nutrition; policy; middle school; principal; food service director
Objective: The objective of this study was to learn about the experiences of principals and school food service directors with the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy. service directors with the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy. Design: Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted to gain first hand reactions to the new nutrition policy. nutrition policy. Setting: Data were gathered from Texas middle schools. Participants: Principals and food service directors from 24 schools randomly selected from 10 Texas Education regions were interviewed. Phenomenon of Interest: Participants were interviewed about their reactions to the implementation of the Texas School Nutrition Policy. Analysis: Two researchers, using thematic analysis, independently analyzed each interview. Differences in coding were reconciled and themes were generated. Results: The themes that surfaced included resistance to the policy, policy development process, communication, government role, parental role, food rewards, fund raising, and leadership. Conclusions and implications: Resistance to the policy was not extreme. In the future a wider array of school personnel who are affected by school food regulations should be included in the development of new policies. It is critical to communicated with all concerned parties about the policy.
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