Comparison of Importance and performance to the school lunch service according of male and female middle school students in the Gangwon province..
- Author:
Mi Ra JANG
1
;
Jun Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Food Science, Kangnung National University, Korea. jmr@kangnung.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
satisfaction;
middle school students;
foodservice quality characteristics;
importance performance analysis(IPA)
- MeSH:
Drinking Water;
Female*;
Gangwon-do*;
Humans;
Hygiene;
Lunch*;
Male*;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
2005;11(1):95-104
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Customer satisfaction concerning foodservice quality characteristics were evaluated by using importance performance analysis(IPA) techniques in middle school foodsevice operations. One hundred students from each of 17 middle schools in Gangwon province were surveyed by self-developed questionnaire. Total of 1,675 questionnaires(female 943 and male 732 respectively) were collected and data were analyzed using SAS program. The results of this study are summarized as follows: 1.The male and female students scored the importance level as 3.99 and 4.03 out of 5 respectively, which means 'important' The performance level of female(2.71) was significantly lower than male(2.86) which means 'between bad and so-so'. it is suggested that the statistical analysis should be conducted respectively according to gender. And there is no performance level over 4(good). 2. Dissatisfied quality attributes identified were convenience of dinning room and the managerial attitude of dissatisfaction in the female and male students. 3. Satisfied quality attributes identified were hygiene of food and dinning room and spoon and cup and drinking water table and distribution process, taste of food, variety of food in the female and male students. 4. The performance scores of lower price(less than 1500 won) lunch group was higher than higher price(more than 1800 won) lunch group in the female and male students.
