ERIC Number: EJ1252012
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
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Outcome Evaluation of the Super Star Chef Summer Youth Nutrition Education Program
Adedokun, Omolola A.; Bastin, Sandra; Plonski, Paula; Najor, Jeannie; Cotterill, Debra
Journal of Extension, v58 n2 Article v58-2rb10 Apr 2020
Super Star Chef is an experiential summer youth nutrition education and cooking program designed to enhance participants' nutrition knowledge, food preparation skills, cooking self-efficacy, and intention to eat more fruits and vegetables. In a program evaluation comprising a single-sample pretest-posttest design, participants' pretest and posttest scores on variables of interest were compared. Gender and grade level differences in outcomes also were examined via analysis of variance tests. Results showed statistically significant preprogram-to-postprogram gains in participants' nutrition knowledge, food preparation skills, and cooking self-efficacy and a grade level difference in food preparation skill outcomes. Study limitations and implications for further research are discussed.
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Youth Programs, Program Effectiveness, Summer Programs, Cooking Instruction, Self Efficacy, Intention, Eating Habits, Health Promotion, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Skill Development, Extension Education, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 6
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Language: English
Sponsor: Food and Nutrition Service (USDA)
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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky
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