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Nutritional Behaviours of the Fourth-Grade Students in Primary School and Teacher, Student and Parent Views on Eating Disorders

İlkokul Dördüncü Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Beslenme Davranışları ve Yeme Bozukluklarına İlişkin Öğretmen, Öğrenci ve Veli Görüşleri

Özge Şen(MEB)0009-0008-9232-8797
Barış Çetin(ÇANAKKALE ONSEKİZ MART ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-4416-8000
Pages
1–8
Publication Date
2026-04-24
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Additionally, the teachers , students and parents stated that ayran and fruit juice were the most preferred beverages by students, while carbonated drinks were the least consumed beverages.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to reveal the views of teachers, students, and parents regarding the nutritional behaviors and eating disorders of fourth-grade students.
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Key Findings & Data:The study group consisted of 18 fourth-grade teachers working at public primary schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the Sultangazi and Avcılar districts of Istanbul, as well as 20 students and their parents, selected through a convenience sampling technique.
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Conclusion & Impact:Additionally, the teachers , students and parents stated that ayran and fruit juice were the most preferred beverages by students, while carbonated drinks were the least consumed beverages.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
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⚙️Variables:beslenme davranışları · yeme bozukluğu · öğrenci

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This study aims to reveal the views of teachers, students, and parents regarding the nutritional behaviors and eating disorders of fourth-grade students. In this study, a case study, one of the qualitative research methods, was applied. The study group consisted of 18 fourth-grade teachers working at public primary schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the Sultangazi and Avcılar districts of Istanbul, as well as 20 students and their parents, selected through a convenience sampling technique. In the study, data were collected using three separate semi-structured interview tools developed by researchers to reveal the views of fourth-grade elementary school teachers, students, and parents regarding students' eating behaviors and eating disorders; data analysis was performed using the content analysis method. The participants indicated that the information about nutrition is mostly obtained through television, internet, social media and dieticians.Teachers stated that students mostly brought food from home, while students mentioned toast as the food they consumed most frequently. Parents, on the other hand, emphasized that the children mostly prefer restaurant meals. Additionally, the teachers , students and parents stated that ayran and fruit juice were the most preferred beverages by students, while carbonated drinks were the least consumed beverages.

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Bu araştırmada, dördüncü sınıf öğrencilerinin beslenme davranışları ve yeme bozukluklarına ilişkin öğretmen, öğrenci ve veli görüşlerinin ortaya konulması hedeflenmiştir. Çalışmada, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden biri olan durum çalışması deseni kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, İstanbul ili Sultangazi ve Avcılar ilçelerinde Millî Eğitim Bakanlığına bağlı bir devlet ilkokulunda görev yapan, uygun örnekleme tekniğiyle seçilmiş 18 dördüncü sınıf öğretmeni; 20 öğrenci ve veli oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veriler, ilkokul dördüncü sınıf öğretmenleri, öğrencileri ve velilerinin öğrencilerin beslenme davranışları ile yeme bozukluklarına ilişkin görüşlerini ortaya koymak amacıyla araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen üç ayrı YYGF aracılığıyla toplanmış; verilerin analizi, içerik analizi yöntemi aracılığıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Katılımcılar, beslenmeye ilişkin bilgilerin en çok televizyon, internet, sosyal medya ve diyetisyenlerden edinildiğini belirtmiştir. Öğretmenler, öğrencilerin çoğunlukla evden yemek getirdiklerini ifade ederken; öğrenciler en sık tükettikleri yiyecek olarak tosttan söz etmiştir. Veliler ise çocuklarının daha çok restoran yemeklerini tercih ettiklerini vurgulamıştır. Ayrıca, öğretmen, öğrenci ve veli öğrencilerin içecek tercihlerinde ayran ve meyve suyunun öne çıktığını, gazlı içeceklerin ise en az tüketilen içecekler olduğunu belirtmiştir.

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Şen, Ö., Çetin, B. (2026). Nutritional Behaviours of the Fourth-Grade Students in Primary School and Teacher, Student and Parent Views on Eating Disorders. Uluslararası Temel Eğitim Çalışmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.59062/ijpes.1821054

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