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January 6, 2026Korean Journal of Community NutritionOpen Access

Parents needs and perceptions of dietary and nutrition education in early childhood education institutions in South Korea: a mixed methods study

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JLJounghee LeeSCSookyung ChoiMKMinseo Kim

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Mixed methods study reveals parental support needs and preferences for experiential nutrition education in early childhood programs.

Key Points

  • The aim is to clarify parental perceptions of nutrition education for young children and identify support needs.
  • Mixed-method sequential explanatory design: online survey of 200 parents and focus group interviews with 15 parents.
  • Quantitative data collected nationwide in South Korea from parents of children aged three to six years.
  • Qualitative insights obtained from focus group discussions to explore experiences.
  • Parents prioritized expanding experiential education, enhancing home-school communication, and diversifying content.
  • Identified multilevel barriers including food preferences, parental modeling, and insufficient resources.
  • Parents expressed a need for standardized guidelines and institutionalized parental involvement.

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Lee et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/695d85653483e917927a4f8fhttps://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2025.00304
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