Understanding Perceptions of School Administrators Related to School Breakfast in a Low School Breakfast Participation State

Autor/inn/en	Askelson, Natoshia M.; Golembiewski, Elizabeth H.; Bobst, Ann; Delger, Patti J.; Scheidel, Carrie A.
Titel	Understanding Perceptions of School Administrators Related to School Breakfast in a Low School Breakfast Participation State
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 87 (2017) 6, S.427-434 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12511
Schlagwörter	Breakfast Programs; Case Studies; Online Surveys; Barriers; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Administrator Attitudes; Rural Areas; Statistical Analysis; Student Participation; Administrator Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulfrühstück; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Sekundarschüler; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Statistische Analyse; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung
Abstract	Background: The National School Breakfast Program (SBP) is a federally funded program that allows states to offer nutritious breakfast to K-12 students. However, rates of SBP participation are low in some rural states, and the reasons are not well understood. The purpose of the study was to explore administrators' perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs related to the SBP, and factors they identify as barriers or facilitators to increased participation. Methods: Data were collected from a cross-sectional, online survey of K-12 school administrators (N = 152) in a rural, midsized Midwestern state fielded over an academic year. Descriptive statistics were calculated and open-ended questions were coded and analyzed for relevant themes. Results: Administrators identified busing schedules, time constraints, and a lack of flexibility within the school schedule to accommodate breakfast as primary structural barriers to SBP participation. Administrators described family-centered norms as reasons for low participation in rural areas. Administrators are at varying stages of readiness to work on improving participation. Conclusions: Low SBP participation can be explained in part by a convergence of factors related to access, community norms, and structural barriers. Results may be used to inform ways in which administrators at the state, district, and school level can work to increase participation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01