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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: effects of nutrition education and gardening on attitudes, preferences and knowledge of 2nd-5th graders in Hidalgo county, Texas regarding fruits and vegetables
  name:
    name part: Nolan, Geralyn A., 1979-
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: Zajicek, Jayne M.
    role:
      role term: thesis advisor.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: txu
    date issued: 2006
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: remote
  abstract: Child obesity has become a national concern. Obesity in children ages 6-17 has more than doubled in the past 30 years. Only 20% of children today consume the recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables. This trend is even more pronounced in minority populations. Past studies have reported that a horticulture-based curriculum, including gardening, can improve children's attitudes toward eating fruits and vegetables. To investigate whether children of a minority population can benefit from gardening supplemented with a curriculum on nutrition, research was conducted with elementary schools in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas (Hidalgo County). Elementary school teachers participating in this research agreed to have school gardens and complete all activities in a curriculum on nutrition provided to them through the Texas Extension Service. One hundred forty one children in the participating schools completed a pre- and posttest evaluating their attitudes and snack preferences toward fruits and vegetables and their knowledge before and after gardening supplemented with information on nutrition. Statistically significant differences were detected between pre- and posttest scores for all three variables. After comparing pre-and posttest scores, it was concluded that gardening with supplemental instruction, had a positive effect on all three variables including students attitudes and snack preferences toward fruits and vegetables and their knowledge of nutrition.
  note: by Geralyn A. Nolan.
  note: "Major Subject: Horticulture"
  note: Title from author supplied metadata (automated record created on Apr. 14, 2006.)
  note: Vita.
  note: Abstract.
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  note: System requirements: World Wide Web access and Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  note: M. S. Texas A&M University 2005.
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  note: Text (Thesis).
  subject:
    topic: Major Horticulture
  subject:
    topic: preferences
  subject:
    topic: attitudes
  subject:
    topic: elementary children
  subject:
    topic: fruits and vegetables
  subject:
    topic: garden
  subject:
    topic: hispanic
  subject:
    topic: knowledge
  identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3254
  record info:
    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 060605
    record change date: 20151103163845.0
    record identifier: in00002163952