A qualitative study exploring the perceptions of children, parents and school staff towards the development and implementation of school lunch provision within primary schools in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is no tradition of serving school lunches in primary schools in the Netherlands. Most children tend to bring their own packed lunch, however these are often nutritionally suboptimal. While school lunch provision can aid healthy eating behavior amongst children, its introduction would constitute a profound change for children, parents and school staff. Therefore, this qualitative study aims to explore children's, parents and school staffs' perceptions of both the current lunch situation and the implementation of school lunch provision within primary schools in the Netherlands.

Methods

In this qualitative study we conducted nine interviews with school principals, 98 interviews with children, and held six focus groups with teachers and six with parents at prima

SUBMITTER: Rongen FC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10687776 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature