This research investigated how the nutrition education of the kindergarten and the elementary school is accomplished and inquired to make positive influences on the further nutrition education through studying on the relation with curriculums of the n...
This research investigated how the nutrition education of the kindergarten and the elementary school is accomplished and inquired to make positive influences on the further nutrition education through studying on the relation with curriculums of the nutrition education and plans for connected nutrition instruction from the preschool and the primary school referred to literature.
In the part of the kindergarten and elementary school eating habit, problems in a one-sided diet and a snack selection which is habitual problem in babyhood are revealed that affects eating habit in the elementary school. In nutrition issues, there is not only lack of calcium but also obesity, decay of teeth, and anemia problems for infants and elementary school students are exposed.
The nutritionist guarantee ratio of child care centers is 13.4%. Furthermore, there are lots of child care centers for infants where the nutritionists are not arranged; so it is difficult to provide balanced meals for nutritiously. In opposition, the elementary school which has facilities for school meals must have nutritionists according to the law of school meals that can guarantee nutritionists legally. However, it is limited that the nutrition education from the elementary school is usually accomplished at only lunch time.
In the study of connection of the nutrition education' aim in the preschool and the elementary school, the aim is alike, but the aim of the nutrition education for curriculums does not exist; furthermore, the general aim of the nutrition education too broad to grasp the point.
From research on the curriculum connection which is related to the nutrition of the kindergarten and the elementary school, some connections are found in 'Healthy life' from the kindergarten and 'The life' from 1st grade of the elementary school.
Compared to the preschool, it seems there is no connection with the curriculums in senior years of the elementary school. It is hard to find relationship between all of subjects which are learning from elementary school. This is because each subject exists independently without connections and nutritional educations are not gradually shown from school.
Looking into plans to connect the nutrition education between the preschool and the elementary school, the principle and the method of instruction and learning are connected each other. If there is not enough understanding of mutual curriculums for instructors between the kindergarten and the elementary school, the natural connection would be difficult in the theory and the way to instruct. A lot of people think that it is appropriate to start from the kindergarten as starting period of a nutrition education and the nutritionist should be in charge of the nutrition education. Furthermore, the nutrition education should be continuously maintained for a long time in order to give a positive change.
About the research of the nutrition educational program 'A balanced meal evenly, the breakfast and snack intake' is included commonly. 'A one-sided diet' and 'Improper snack intake' as common eating habit of infants and the elementary school students can be improved by the research; in fact, after the nutrition educational program, compared with before, the eating habit of students has been changed desirably.
As the harmonized educational connection between the preschool and the elementary school will be able to provide a clue to the real issues in general, the connected education between kindergarten and primary school will be absolutely accomplished in the future.