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Nam and Kim: Parents' perception on middle school foodservice using environment friendly agricultural products (EFAP) in Masan area
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Korean Journal of Nutrition

Korean Journal of Nutrition 2012; 45(2): 181-191.

Published online: 30 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4163/kjn.2012.45.2.181

Parents' perception on middle school foodservice using environment friendly agricultural products (EFAP) in Masan area

Yoon-Soon Nam1, Hyun-Ah Kim2

1Nutrition Education Major, Graduate School of Education, Kyungnam University, Changwon 631-701, Korea.

2Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyungnam University, Changwon 631-701, Korea.

To whom correspondence should be addressed. (hakim@kyungnam.ac.kr)

Received 29 January 2012       Revised 17 February 2012       Accepted 27 February 2012

© 2012 The Korean Nutrition Society

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate parent's perception of a middle school foodservice in Masan city, Korea that uses environmentally friendly agricultural products (EFAP). From May 29, 2009 to July 11, 2009, questionnaires were distributed to 350 parents of middle schools located in Masan city. A total of 295 responded and 276 (response rate, 78.9%) were used for the final analysis after excluding improperly completed questionnaires. First, 47.8% of the parents responded that they had participated in the school foodservice operation (receiving food, attending foodservice-related events, working as a meal service aid, evaluating suppliers). Receiving food (53.7%) accounted for the greatest proportion in the participating area. Second, most subjects (83.0%) responded that they were aware of the use of EFAP. Additionally, 96.4% of the subject approved expanding the use of EFAP for all items. Third, their degree of interest in the school foodservice was 3.86, and satisfaction with the school foodservice was 3.94 based on a 5-point Likert scale. The overall satisfaction on the quality of EFAP used in the school foodservice was 3.68 based on a 5-point Likert scale. Fourth, awareness that the school used EFAP in the foodservice by the parents who participated in school foodservice operations was higher than that of parents who did not participate. Satisfaction (4.10) with the school foodservice by parents who participated in school foodservice operations was significantly higher than that (3.79) of parents who did not participate (p < 0.001). In conclusion, parent's participation in school foodservice operations should increase to improve the quality of the school foodservice and improve communication between parents and the school.

Keywords: middle school foodservice, parents, perception, environmentally friendly agricultural products (EFAP)

Figures and Tables

Table 1
General characteristics of the subjects
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Table 2
Parents' participation and perception on school foodservice
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1) 5-point Likert scale (1: Disagree strongly, 5: Agree strongly)

Table 3
Parents' perception on usage of EFAP in school foodservice (n = 276)
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Table 4
Satisfaction on EFAP used in school foodservice (n = 276)
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1) 5-point Likert scale (1: Disagree strongly, 5: Agree strongly)

Table 5
Perception on usage of EFAP in school foodservice (n = 276)
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Table 6
Comparison of parents' perception on school foodservice according to participation and position of school (n (%))
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1) 5-point Likert scale (1: Disagree strongly, 5: Agree strongly)

*: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001

Table 7
Comparison of parents' perception on usage of EFAP in school foodservice according to participation and position of school (n (%))
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*: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01

Table 8
Comparison of parents' satisfaction on quality of EFAP use in school foodservice according to participation and position of school
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1) 5-point Likert scale (1: Disagree strongly, 5: Agree strongly)

*: p < 0.05, ***: p < 0.001

Table 9
Comparative analysis of parents' perception on school foodservice using EFAP according to participation and position of school (n (%))
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*: p < 0.05

Notes

This work was supported by Kyungnam University Research Fund, 2012.

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