Choosing To Eat School Lunch: Child, Parent, or Joint Decision?.

Meyer, Mary Kay; Lambert, Laurel; Blackwell, Ann

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ERIC Number: EJ642514

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Choosing To Eat School Lunch: Child, Parent, or Joint Decision?

Meyer, Mary Kay; Lambert, Laurel; Blackwell, Ann

Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences: From Research to Practice, v94 n2 p24-28 Apr 2002

A parent telephone survey (n=300) was conducted to identify the primary customer of elementary school food programs. Results show that the decision to eat school lunch was most frequently made jointly by parent and child and the factor most frequently influencing the decision was the nutritional value of the meal. (Contains 15 references.) (JOW)

Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary School Students, Lunch Programs, Nutrition, Parent Child Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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