Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Nutrition and Food Safety Information in School Science Textbooks of India

Autor/inn/en	Subba Rao, G. M.; Vijayapushapm, T.; Venkaiah, K.; Pavarala, V.
Titel	Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Nutrition and Food Safety Information in School Science Textbooks of India
Quelle	In: Health Education Journal, 71 (2012) 6, S.725-735 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8969
DOI	10.1177/0017896911422783
Schlagwörter	Safety; Foreign Countries; Content Analysis; Internet; Food Standards; Nutrition; Inferences; Textbook Content; Nutrition Instruction; Science Instruction; Coding; Statistical Analysis; Adolescents; Obesity; Secondary Education; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sicherheit; Ausland; Inhaltsanalyse; Lebensmittelgesetz; Ernährung; Inference; Inferenz; Lehrbuchtext; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Codierung; Programmierung; Statistische Analyse; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Adipositas; Sekundarbereich; Indien
Abstract	Objective: To assess quantity and quality of nutrition and food safety information in science textbooks prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India for grades I through X. Design: Content analysis. Methods: A coding scheme was developed for quantitative and qualitative analyses. Two investigators independently coded the data and inter-coder reliability was assessed using Cohen's Kappa. The inferences were then reviewed by an expert group. Results: There was high agreement (Kappa = 0.89) between coders. Nutrition topics got > 10% pages in textbooks of grades I to VII, while they were omitted in subsequent grades. Food safety got a mere 1% of page allocation only in grades I to III books. Over 25% of biology illustrations related to nutrition in grades I, II and IV but not in others. Nutrition topics in textbooks beyond grade IV were repetitive and inconsistent. Some illustrations depicted uncommon foods and had urban bias. Conclusions: Nutrition and food safety content in science textbooks is low. Important topics such as nutritional needs during adolescence, obesity, unhealthy foods and food labelling are not covered. These findings provide direction for strengthening textbook content to promote nutrition education in schools. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10