ArticleNutrients2022
Children's Participation in Free School Meals: A Qualitative Study among Pupils, Parents, and Teachers.
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- Food Improvement Goals in Schools (FIGS I): a qualitative evaluation of a whole-school approach to healthy food provision in primary schools.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Perspectives of adolescents from low-income households in Berlin-nutrition described by food affordability, household routines and autonomy: results from an exploratory qualitatively-driven mixed-methods study of cases.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Impacts of Global School Feeding Programmes on Children's Health and Wellbeing Outcomes: A Scoping Review.BMJ open · 2025Article
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- Exploring Australian children's perceptions of a school-provided lunch model using a story completion method.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Health, wellbeing and nutritional impacts after 2 years of free school meals in New Zealand.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Systems Mapping of the New Zealand Free and Healthy School Lunch Programme: Perspectives from Lunch Providers.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Free School Meal Improves Educational Health and the Learning Environment in a Small Municipality in Norway.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
School meals can have a key function in promoting children's health. However, simply providing a free school meal is not a guarantee that pupils will eat the food. The purpose of this study was to explore factors influencing pupils' participation in free school meal schemes in Oslo. The study has a qualitative research design, inspired by grounded theory. Data were collected through interviews with pupils, teachers, and parents, and participant observations in two schools participating in a pilot project funded by Oslo Municipality. Line-by-line coding, memo writing, and a constant comparative technique were used to analyze the data. One primary school and one lower-secondary school in different districts in Oslo that were implementing two different free school meal models took part in the study. In total, 39 pupils (5th-10th grade), 15 parents, and 12 school employees were included. Four main factors related to pupils' participation in free school meals emerged from the analysis: the popularity of the food served, the attraction to the nearby shopping center, social aspects, and predictability. To promote pupils' participation in free school meal schemes, schools need to solve the challenges of balancing between healthy food and popular but often unhealthy food. To implement school meals further, children and parents' involvement, regularity of the meals provision, a good flow of information, and the creation of a friendly eating environment are recommended.
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