Teachers' Resources to Support School Lunch: Professional Development Is Warranted.

ABSTRACT: In the United States, many children who come from low-income backgrounds and experience food insecurity do not take and eat school lunch, despite it being a nutritious meal. Teachers could play a role in encouraging students' consumption of school lunch; however, teachers in America are traditionally uninvolved in the lunch period. The purpose of this research was to understand the resources kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) teachers need to encourage students to take and eat school lunch. Two data collection workshops and semi-structured follow-up interviews were conducted with K-12 teachers. The workshops and interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed for salient themes. Ten teachers participated in the workshops and six teachers participated in the follow-up interviews.

SUBMITTER: Olarte DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9655880 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature