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An Ethnographic Study Exploring Factors That Minimize Lunch Waste In Tokyo Elementary Schools, Betty T. Izumi, Rie Akamatsu, Carmen Byker Shanks, Kahori Fujisaki
An Ethnographic Study Exploring Factors That Minimize Lunch Waste In Tokyo Elementary Schools, Betty T. Izumi, Rie Akamatsu, Carmen Byker Shanks, Kahori Fujisaki
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Objective: To explore factors that minimize lunch waste in Tokyo elementary schools and to consider how such factors can be modified and applied in US schools.
Design: Focused ethnographic study using interviews, observation, participant observation and document review. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.
Setting: Tokyo, Japan.
Participants: Five school dietitians participated in the study. Data collection methods included in-depth interviews, observation of nutrition education lessons, participant observation of school lunchtime and review of relevant school documents (e.g. lunch menus, food waste records).
Results: Five themes emerged from the analysis: (i) reinforcement of social norms …