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Pedagogical school gardens as a Food and Nutrition Education strategy: perception of parents and educators of their impact on children's diets/Hortas escolares pedagogicas como estrategia de Educacao Alimentar e Nutricional: percepcao de pais e educadores sobre os impactos na alimentacao das criancas
Introduction: Schools have been recognized as a favorable setting for food and nutrition education and school-based garden interventions have shown positive results. Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the dietary-related impact of children's experience with growing foods in...
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| Published in: | Demetra: Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde Nutrição e Saúde, 2017-03, Vol.12 (1), p.113 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Schools have been recognized as a favorable setting for food and nutrition education and school-based garden interventions have shown positive results. Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the dietary-related impact of children's experience with growing foods in school gardens, according to the perception of parents and educators. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with principals, teachers and employees, and semistructured in-home interviews with parents of school children from three municipal schools in Greater Sao Paulo. A total of 27 individuals were interviewed, comprising 19 parents and eight educators. Results and discussion: The school garden promoted reflection on the act of eating and on foods through the knowledge gained from direct contact with growing food crops. The experience had an impact on both the children and the families involved with the activities. Contact with food production provided knowledge about food and strengthened connections with the food grown by sensitization to the act of eating. In practice, this resulted in concrete dietary-related changes, greater knowledge of foods and the food system, in addition to greater appreciation of the food produced as well as motivation to try new foods. Conclusion: School gardens are conceived as a food and nutrition education strategy based on involvement and direct contact with food. Keywords: Gardening. Food and Nutrition Education. School Health. Introducao: As escolas tem sido reconhecidas como um ambiente favoravel para a educacao alimentar e nutricional, e intervencoes baseadas em hortas escolares tem mostrado resultados positivos. Objetivo: Descrever o impacto na alimentacao associado a experiencia de criancas na producao de alimentos em hortas escolares, de acordo com a percepcao de pais e educadores. Metodos: Foram realizadas entrevistas em profundidade com diretores, professores e funcionarios, e entrevistas domiciliares semiestruturadas com pais de alunos de tres escolas de uma cidade da Grande Sao Paulo. Um total de 27 individuos foram entrevistados, sendo 19 pais e 8 educadores. Resultados e discussao: A horta escolar proporcionou a reflexao sobre o ato de comer e sobre os alimentos, atraves do conhecimento adquirido com o contato direto com o cultivo desses alimentos. A experiencia teve um impacto sobre as criancas e familias envolvidas com tais atividades. O contato promoveu compreensao sobre a comida e fortaleceu esta conexao, bem c |
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| ISSN: | 2238-913X 2238-913X |
| DOI: | 10.12957/demetra.2017.26407 |