An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Fish-based Nutritional Education Program for Elementary School Children

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  • Irie Shizuka
    Department of Nutritional Management, Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Medical Center Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University
  • Mikami Naoko
    Ibara Municipal Bisei Elementary School Department of Food Sciences and Nutritional Health, Faculty of Human Environment, Kyoto Prefectural University
  • Saruwatari Ayako
    Kyoto Municipal Hino Elementary School
  • Nakano Keiko
  • Itani Masashi
    Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kyoto Prefectural Government
  • Higashi Akane
    Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University

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  • 都市部の一小学校における魚食教育の実践とその評価

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We evaluated the effectiveness of a fish-based nutritional education program for fifth-grade children in an elementary school in Kyoto conducted by a diet and nutrition teacher. We conducted 8 education sessions, focusing on fish-based nutritional education in 2009 and 2011. The 2009 group was employed as a comparison group, and in 2011, we used a workbook named The ABC's of Fish, A Holistic View for the intervention group. A self-reporting questionnaire on dietary habits, fish consumption frequency, and consciousness for fish, humans and the environment was filled out by the children at the end of the program each year. We analyzed 310 participants (comparison group, n=138, intervention group, n=172). At the end of the program, the ratio of a high consciousness for the importance of fish was 46.9% in the comparison group, but 72.0% in the intervention group (p<0.01). The ratio of a strong desire to cook fish was 43.0% in the comparison group, but 62.4% in the intervention group (p<0.01). These results suggested that fish-based nutritional education programs for elementary school children employing a workbook might be effective in promoting the interests of the relationship between fish and humans.

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  • CRID
    1390001204340107520
  • NII Article ID
    130004559335
  • DOI
    10.11379/jjda.56.498
  • ISSN
    21856877
    00136492
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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    Disallowed

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