A Study on Parents' Satisfaction with School Foodservice by Foodservice Monitoring Participation.
- Author:
Misun BAEK
1
;
Youngmee LEE
;
Yu Jin OH
Author Information
1. Department of Food & Nutrition, Kyungwon University, Seongnam 461-701, Korea. braroms@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
school foodservice;
monitoring;
parents' satisfaction
- MeSH:
Humans;
Parents
- From:Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
2009;15(3):253-261
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This study was carried out to compare parents' satisfaction with school foodservice between participants and non-participants of foodservice monitoring. Surveys were conducted in six schools that implemented foodservice monitoring. In these schools, 126 participants and 167 non-participants were surveyed. The results were as follows: The participant group was more satisfied with taste (participation 3.63, non-participation 3.20), quantity (participation 3.69, non-participation 3.20), and menu composition (participation 3.67, non-participation 3.16) than the non-participant group. In addition, the satisfaction level of the participant group (3.74) was significantly higher than that of the non-participant group (3.24) (p<0.01). It was also indicated that the overall level of trust toward the foodservice operation was significantly higher in the participant group (3.90) than in the non-participant group (3.32) (p<0.001). After participating in monitoring, 74.8% of the parents changed their perception on school foodservice and 84.7% of them became to have more positive views. In conclusion, we found that parents' participation in school foodservice monitoring had positive effects on their satisfaction and perceptions on school foodservice.
