Issues in the Cultural Competency of Head Start's Food and Nutrition Services.

Mtika, Annie|Armstrong, Jill E.

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ERIC Number: EJ540467

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Issues in the Cultural Competency of Head Start's Food and Nutrition Services.

Mtika, Annie; Armstrong, Jill E.

Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, v89 n1 p2-5,15 Spr 1997

A survey of 86 Head Start staff and 40 parents/caregivers indicated that most staff felt children should taste every food; caregivers believed the opposite. Despite positive responses about ethnic foods, a majority of both groups felt teaching about ethnicity was not the responsibility of public schools. Staff training in cultural awareness and communication was recommended. (SK)

Descriptors: Ethnicity, Food, Intercultural Communication, Nutrition, Parent Attitudes, Preschool Education, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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