Korean J Community Nutr.  2009 Apr;14(2):158-167.

Development of Contents and Textbooks for the Education to Reduce Elementary Students' Fat Intake

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Home Economics Education, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. yookim@knu.ac.kr
  • 2Cheongrim Elementary School, Daegu, Korea.
  • 3Department of Practical Arts Education, Busan National University of Education, Busan, Korea.
  • 4Department of Practical Arts Education, Gwangju National University of Education, Gwangju, Korea.
  • 5Department of Food and Nutrition, Changwon National University, Gyeongnam, Korea.

Abstract

This study was conducted to reduce children's fat intake and to establish healthy dietary lifestyles. To achieve these goals, we searched, collected, and analyzed the materials related to the fat education, based on which the research personnel-professors and graduate students in nutrition and child education and elementary school teachers- discussed to figure out major topics, objectives, and detailed contents and activities appropriate for fat intake reduction. We also organized an advisory committee composed of 15 professionals in related fields to discuss the adequacy and validity of the specific contents. Finally, we systematically organized the contents and developed children's textbooks and teacher's guidebooks. Considering the different cognitive development stages of junior and senior elementary students we developed two different textbooks for each of them which are easy to read and understand, fun to play with lots of activities, and designed to practice into daily life. The contents cover three major topics-the concept of lipid, lipid in food, lipid in life and are composed of 6 units in total. To help teachers understand and and to instruct, teacher's guidebooks contain an overview of the education, specific information and practical guidelines for each class. We developed these education materials with the aim of lowering children's fat consumption and eventually promoting their health welfare; hopefully we expect these materials would be useful for children's nutritional education in the field.

Keyword

fat intake reduction; nutrition education; children's textbooks; teacher's guidebooks

MeSH Terms

Advisory Committees
Child
Humans
Life Style
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