Getting school-provided meals to the table: an international multiple-case study of school food service.

ABSTRACT: A school food service, which is the way children access food during the school day, is one of the many aspects in creating a health-promoting school environment. School-provided meal services differ greatly, depending on the country, region and school contexts, however, there is limited understanding of the diverse meal delivery within these settings. Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand different school-provided meal systems across different countries and contexts. This study used a qualitative, naturalistic observation, using an interpretative epistemology and a multiple-case design to explore food service across seven schools, mapped against a school meal food service framework. This included three schools with an established school-provided meal system (England, France an

SUBMITTER: Manson AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11694679 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature