ERIC Number: EJ1355361
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1836-9391
EISSN: EISSN-0312-5033
Educators and Child Health Nurses: Working Together to Support Responsive Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in Early Childhood Education and Care
Byrne, Rebecca A.; Baxter, Kimberley A.; Irvine, Sue; Vidgen, Helen; Davidson, Kamila; Gallegos, Danielle
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, v47 n4 p289-303 Dec 2022
The NOURISH:ECE project explored the role of maternal and child health nurses (MCHNs) in early childhood education and care (ECEC) through the design and pilot of professional learning (PL) regarding responsive feeding practices. Eight focus groups were conducted in Queensland (MCHNs, n = 20; educators, n = 29) to explore attitudes regarding partnerships, PL, and feeding practices. Subsequently, a PL module was developed - incorporating videos, group discussion and reflection -- and delivered to 64 educators by a MCHN. Educator practices were compared pre- and post-PL. The proportion of meals at which an educator was observed to use responsive feeding practices increased (praise for eating healthy foods, 11.3%-29.2%), but educators were observed pressuring children to eat more often (19.9%-40.1%). NOURISH:ECE provided promising preliminary results regarding PL. However, adequate resourcing and workforce issues in both sectors are barriers to developing effective partnerships across education and health.
Descriptors: Nurses, Mothers, Child Health, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Infants, Nutrition, Eating Habits, Parent Role, Foreign Countries, Young Children, Program Evaluation, Professional Development, Early Childhood Teachers, Child Caregivers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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