Recess before Lunch in Elementary Schools: Development of a Best Practice Checklist

Autor/inn/en	Rainville, Alice Jo; Lofton, Kristi L.; Carr, Deborah H.
Titel	Recess before Lunch in Elementary Schools: Development of a Best Practice Checklist
Quelle	In: Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 33 (2009) 2, (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-5676
Schlagwörter	Check Lists; Elementary Schools; Lunch Programs; Nutrition; Program Effectiveness; Recess Breaks; Elementary School Students; Program Implementation; Evaluation Methods; Workshops; Child Health; Health Promotion; Wellness; School Districts; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Checkliste; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Mittagessen; Ernährung; Aktive Pause; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Well being; Well-being; Wohlbefinden; School district; Schulbezirk; USA
Abstract	Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the best practices (quality indicators) related to recess placement before lunch in elementary schools; compile a best practices checklist that can be used as an assessment tool for school nutrition programs; and validate and evaluate the usefulness of the best practices checklist. Methods: This study was conducted in two phases. In phase I, researchers drafted 107 best practice statements from previous research, research literature, and standards of practice for the National School Lunch Program. These statements were evaluated in a two-day workgroup meeting with an expert panel of school nutrition directors, principals, and state agency personnel representing four USDA regions. Three of the five research-based practice categories identified in previous research (personnel support/workload, logistics, and scheduling) were confirmed by the work group, as well as 3 goals, 15 best practice statements, and 18 considerations and professional reminder practice statements. In phase II, the draft checklist was further evaluated and pilot tested via electronic mail by a national review panel of school nutrition directors and state agency personnel from six USDA regions. Results: Based on the review panel's comments and suggestions, the recess before lunch (RBL) best practice checklist was revised and formatted as a Web-based, self-assessment tool. The "NFSMI Best Practice Checklist for School Nutrition Professionals Implementing or Assessing Recess Before Lunch in Elementary Schools" has a user-friendly format designed around three practice categories, four goals, and 39 best practices and standard supporting practices. Applications to Child Nutrition Professionals: The "RBL Best Practice Checklist" will assist school nutrition professionals and stakeholders in implementing services for a new RBL program or serve as an assessment tool for evaluating an existing RBL program in elementary schools. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10