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Experts' views regarding Australian school-leavers' knowledge of nutrition and food systems
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posted on 2017-10-01, 00:00 authored by S Sadegholvad, H Yeatman, A-M Parrish, Tony WorsleyTony WorsleyOBJECTIVE: To explore Australian experts' views regarding strengths and gaps in school-leavers' knowledge of nutrition and food systems ( N&FS) and factors that influence that knowledge. METHOD: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 highly experienced food-related experts in Australia. Qualitative data were analysed thematically using Attride-Stirling's thematic network framework. RESULTS: Two global themes and several organising themes were identified. The first global theme, 'structural curriculum-based problems', emerged from three organising themes of: inconsistencies in provided food education programs at schools in Australia; insufficient coverage of food-related skills and food systems topics in school curricula; and the lack of trained school teachers. The second global theme, 'insufficient levels of school-leavers knowledge of N&FS ', was generated from four organising themes, which together described Australian school-leavers' poor knowledge of N&FS more broadly and knowledge translation problem for everyday practices. CONCLUSION: Study findings identified key problems relating to current school-based N&FS education programs in Australia and reported knowledge gaps in relation to N&FS among Australian school-leavers. IMPLICATIONS: These findings provide important guidance for N&FS curriculum development, to clearly articulate broadly-based N&FS knowledge acquisition in curriculum policy and education documents for Australian schools.
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Australian and New Zealand journal of public healthVolume
41Issue
5Pagination
502 - 507Publisher
John Wiley & SonsLocation
Chichester, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1753-6405Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
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Australian expertsknowledgenutrition and food systems (N&FS)school-leaversAdultCurriculumFemaleFoodHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealthy DietInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedNutritional SciencesQualitative ResearchSchoolsStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthDEMOGRAPHIC VARIATIONADULTS KNOWLEDGEEDUCATIONADOLESCENTSEXPERIENCESCONSUMPTIONBEHAVIORSFRUITATTITUDES
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