Perceptions and Memories of the Free School Meal in Sweden

Osowski, Christine Persson; Göranzon, Helen; Fjellström, Christina

doi:10.2752/175174410x12777254289420

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“…It seemed as if the school meal being untasty and of bad quality was a myth. A similar negative image of the school meal has also been found among Swedish adults (Persson Osowski et al ., 2010), and according to Cardello et al . (1996), negative attitudes towards institutional foods may be classified as stereotypes.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…When it comes to food served at home and at school, the children most often preferred home food, which has also been shown in other studies on children and teenagers (Wesslén, 2000; Johansson et al ., 2009; Ekström and Sandberg, 2010). The home meal was also more valued in the previously mentioned study on Swedish adults (Persson Osowski et al ., 2010). As was shown in the present study and the study on adults (Persson Osowski et al ., 2010), when discussing the foodscape at school, the school meal is contrasted and compared with the foodscape at home.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…(1996), negative attitudes towards institutional foods may be classified as stereotypes. Both in the study among adults (Persson Osowski et al ., 2010) and in the present study, a special type of jargon was used when discussing the school meal. In line with interpretive reproduction, it thus seems as if the pupils had internalized the image of the school meal as being of low quality from the adult world (Persson Osowski et al ., 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Both in the study among adults (Persson Osowski et al ., 2010) and in the present study, a special type of jargon was used when discussing the school meal. In line with interpretive reproduction, it thus seems as if the pupils had internalized the image of the school meal as being of low quality from the adult world (Persson Osowski et al ., 2010). The children's use of this special type of language, however, differed from adults in that this jargon was even more imaginative and sharp, for instance by the use of creative metaphors.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…by eating with each other instead of with the children. In another study by Persson Osowski et al . (2010), previous generations who had eaten the Swedish school meal had a contradicting understanding of it, with the school meal being seen as both a second‐class meal and a part of the Swedish welfare state.…”

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Children's understanding of food and meals in the foodscape at school

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Children come into contact with food in different places and contexts, i.e. ‘foodscapes’. The aim of the paper was to study what knowledge children construct regarding food and meals in the foodscape at school and how they do so, focusing on the school meal context. Observations, interviews and focus group interviews were used. The children appropriated ideas and understandings from the adult world and society as a whole and used it among their peers in the school meal situation. This included the adoption of institutional commensality, the telling of stories about food, and the classification of foods in dichotomies.

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The rural school meal as a site for learning about food

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Benn

2017

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The aim of the article is to contribute to the understanding of the school meal as a site for learning about food, nutrition and the wider determinants of health in three small rural schools of Ecuador. Based on a year-long qualitative fieldwork, the multiple case study associates Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of learning with Noddings' theory of care to analyze the findings. In the study, elements of care in the relationships between children and adults seemed to promote dialogue and, in this way, adults were able to model what is required to care for others and oneself. This entails that a focus solely on food or limitations on social interaction during the school meal may reduce its learning opportunities. The study concurs with the research that the food is better received when it is more aligned with the students' expectations. In addition, the findings support the view that rural school meal programs should address the views of parents and teachers because of their influence on how the meal is prepared and provided. The article proposes that schools work within a flexible framework emphasizing attention to the caring aspects of the meal, as a means to develop this dimension of the school meal. The study also contends that a collaborative reshaping of conditions formally set by school food policy is consistent with a critical approach to food and nutrition. In connection with this, the study concludes by highlighting the value of revisiting Noddings' perspective of care as deriving from the practice of opening up and meeting the other.

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Safe spaces? A social-ecological perspective on student perceptions of safety in the environment of the school canteen

Horton

Forsberg

2020

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Background Research suggests that negative peer interactions that compromise student safety and wellbeing often occur in spaces at school that are not easily visible, not adequately monitored, overcrowded and/or relatively unstructured. In a large online survey conducted in Swedish schools by the anti-bullying organisation, Friends, a small proportion of students indicated that they felt unsafe in the school canteen and responded to a question about why they felt unsafe there. As the canteen is often reported to be a space where negative peer interactions, such as harassment, bullying and other forms of school violence, occur, but little is known about why negative peer interactions occur there, we were particularly interested in exploring why some students perceived their school canteen to be an unsafe space. Purpose Taking a social-ecological perspective, our aim was to investigate why students reported feeling unsafe in the environment of the school canteen. Method In order to investigate this question, we analysed 1,547 responses from students in Swedish schools in grades 3-6 (ages 9-12). The responses were from the anti-bullying organisation Friends' online questionnaires from 2011 to 2016. In the responses, students who indicated that they felt unsafe in the school canteen explained why they felt this way. Data were analysed qualitatively, using a six-step thematic approach. Findings The analysis identified four key themes: Space constraints, Time restrictions, The risk of social blunders and The negative actions of others. We discuss the findings in terms of the macrosystem, exosystem, mesosystem and microsystem. Conclusions In matters of student safety and wellbeing, we argue that it is not only important to consider the social context, but also how that context is interconnected with environmental and structural elements.

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Perceptions and Memories of the Free School Meal in Sweden

Cited by 15 publications

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Children's understanding of food and meals in the foodscape at school

Children's understanding of food and meals in the foodscape at school

The rural school meal as a site for learning about food

Safe spaces? A social-ecological perspective on student perceptions of safety in the environment of the school canteen

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