Feasibility of Conducting a Randomized Trial to Promote Healthy Eating, Active Play and Sustainability Awareness in Early Childhood Curricula

Autor/inn/en	Morris, Heather; Skouteris, Helen; Edwards, Susan; Rutherford, Leonie Margaret; Cutter-Mackenzie, Amy; O'Connor, Amanda; Mantilla, Ana; Huang, Terry TK; Lording, Kate Marion; Williams-Smith, Janet
Titel	Feasibility of Conducting a Randomized Trial to Promote Healthy Eating, Active Play and Sustainability Awareness in Early Childhood Curricula
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 186 (2016) 11, S.1752-1764 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2015.1131158
Schlagwörter	Preschool Children; Kindergarten; Intervention; Questionnaires; Comparative Analysis; Preschool Teachers; Early Childhood Education; Pilot Projects; Foreign Countries; Control Groups; Correlation; Eating Habits; Physical Activities; Statistical Analysis; Play; Feasibility Studies; Food; Toys; Sustainability; Preschool Curriculum; Elementary School Curriculum; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Fragebogen; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Ausland; Korrelation; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Statistische Analyse; Spiel; Lebensmittel; Toy; Spielzeug; Nachhaltigkeit; Australien
Abstract	We sought to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of a preschool/kindergarten curriculum intervention designed to increase 4-year-old children's knowledge of healthy eating, active play and the sustainability consequences of their food and toy choices. Ninety intervention and 65 control parent/child dyads were recruited. We assessed the study feasibility by examining recruitment and participation, completion of data collection, realization of the intervention and early childhood educators' experiences of implementing the study protocol; our findings suggest the intervention was feasible to deliver. In addition, children's sustainability awareness of non-compostable and recyclable items increased. Children in the intervention group significantly reduced their sugary drink consumption and increased their vegetable intake at follow-up compared to control. We conclude with recommendations for revisions to the child interview and parent questionnaire delivery to ensure the roll out of the randomized trial is conducted efficiently and rigorously. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01