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Publication Date: 2007
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Awareness and Adoption of a Nationally Disseminated Dietary Curriculum
Nanney, Marilyn S.; Haire-Joshu, Debra; Brownson, Ross C.; Kostelc, Jane; Stephen, Mary; Elliott, Michael
American Journal of Health Behavior, v31 n1 p64-73 Jan-Feb 2007
Objective: To identify regional, organizational, and personal characteristics that predict awareness and adoption of a dietary curriculum training and CD among educators. Methods: A cross-sectional study of educators (n=675) representing 48 states report program awareness and factors that influenced adoption. Results: Among those surveyed, 354 educators were aware (52%) of the CD and 192 educators adopted it (54%). Adopters were nearly 8 times more likely to identify training time and nearly 7 times more likely to identify CD training method as influencing adoption. Conclusion: Although regional and organizational characteristics are predictors of awareness, these variables were less likely to predict adoption of such programs.
Descriptors: Training Methods, Public Opinion, Curriculum Development, Dietetics, Individual Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Nutrition Instruction, Predictor Variables, Regional Characteristics, Teaching Methods, Computer Uses in Education
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Language: English
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