The Brazilian School Feeding Program: social representations of teachers and educational coordinators

Giovanna Angela Leonel Oliveira

Conception and elaboration of the article, data analysis, and writing of the text

Universidade de Brasília, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição Humana, Brasília, DF, Brasil.

Karine Anusca Martins

Conception of the article, active participation in data analysis, and revision of the final writing

Universidade Federal de Goiás, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição e Saúde, Goiânia, GO, Brasil.

Andrea Sugai

Active participation in data analysis and revision of final writing

Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Nutrição, Goiânia, GO, Brasil.

Estelamaris Tronco Monego

Project coordinator, active participation in data analysis and review of final writing

Universidade Federal de Goiás, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição e Saúde, Goiânia, GO, Brasil.

Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no commercial or associative interest that represents a conflict of interest in relation to the manuscript.

Central ideas				Classification

Category	Description	n	%	Orlandi
Educational Coordinators
A	Healthy, quality food	22	23	Ludic
B	School feeding/menu/food	19	20	Authoritarian
C	Supplementation of household food	15	16	Ludic
D	Important for performance, learning, and development	12	13	Ludic
E	Food and Nutrition Education	11	12	Controversial
F	Government program and student’s rights	7	8	Controversial
G	Meets the needs of students	6	6	Authoritarian
H	Acquisition of food from family farming	2	2	Controversial
	Total	94	100
Teachers
A	Healthy, balanced, safe, varied, and/or nutritious food	25	28	Ludic
B	Menu prepared by the nutritionist	17	19	Ludic
C	Need to supplement/replace household food	13	14	Ludic
D	A constantly evolving government-funded program	13	14	Ludic
E	Food and Nutrition Education	12	13	Controversial
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F	Important for development, learning, and school achievement	9	10	Ludic
G	Partially acquired from local suppliers	2	2	Controversial
	Total	91	100

Central ideas				Classification

Category	Description	n	%	Orlandi
Educational Coordinators
A	Contributes to learning, development, and performance in school	31	42	Ludic
B	Supply necessities, complementing the home diet	25	33	Ludic
C	Promotes actions of Food and Nutrition Education	19	25	Controversial
	Total	75	100
Teachers
A	Contributes to performance, learning, and performance in school	39	44	Ludic
B	Supplies necessities, complementing the home diet	28	32	Ludic
C	Promotes Food and Nutrition Education	19	22	Controversial
D	Provides healthy and balanced nutrition	2	2	Ludic
	Total	88	100

Central ideas				Classification

Category	Description	n	%	Orlandi
Educational Coordinators
A	Good practices for the preparing and handling of food for food handlers	20	29	Ludic
B	Guidelines that encourage Food and Nutrition Education	19	27	Ludic
C	Not receiving guidance	15	22	Authoritarian
D	Guidance on the menu for food handlers	9	13	Ludic
E	No guidance, but obtain information themselves or the school	4	6	Controversial
F	Orientation directly to students	2	3	Ludic
	Total	69	100
Teachers
A	Not receiving guidance	23	35	Authoritarian
B	Nutritionist guidance through menu, projects, and lectures	16	25	Ludic
C	Guidance for Teachers to Encourage Healthy Eating	11	17	Ludic
D	Received the curriculum from the Secretary of Education	5	8	Ludic
E	Guidelines for food handlers	4	6	Ludic
F	Received didactic material from the Secretary of Education	4	6	Ludic
G	Supervision by Councils	2	3	Ludic
	Total	65	100

Central ideas	n	%	Classification

			Orlandi
Educational Coordinators
Food and Nutrition Education Actions	23	38	Ludic
Good practice menu/actions	4	6	Ludic
Actions with the food handlers/school feeding coordinator	3	5	Ludic
A food questionnaire	3	5	Ludic
Specific actions during feeding week	3	5	Ludic
No, for lack of communication	8	13	Ludic
No, because they do not give importance to the issue	5	8	Ludic
No, due to lack of time	3	5	Authoritarian
No, because they think it is not the coordinator’s role	3	5	Ludic
No, due to a lack of planning	3	5	Ludic
No, for lack of human resources	2	3	Controversial
No, they do not know what to say	1	2	Authoritarian
Total	61	100
Teachers
Food and Nutrition Education Actions	23	39	Ludic
Do not perform and cannot explain why	12	20	Authoritarian
Do not perform due to lack of communication	10	17	Ludic
Do not perform due to lack of planning	6	10	Authoritarian
No, due to lack of time	4	7	Authoritarian
No, because of the lack of a professional	4	7	Ludic
Total	59	100

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