| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立屏東教育大學 === 幼兒教育學系 === 96 === The purposes of the study were to understand the quality of Guo-You kindergarten classes’ meals in Pingtung. Main research questions included: What were the qualities of Guo-You kindergarten classes’ meals in Pingtung? How did qualities of meals differ among types of kindergartens? How did qualities of meals differ among geographic zones? How did qualities of meals differ in different budget ranges? How could types, geographic areas, and budget ranges of kindergarten classes predict qualities of meals? What were main difficulties of Guo-You kindergarten classes in conducting meals?
In this study, researcher used questionnaires to collect 58 Guo-You kindergarten teachers’ opinions of meals’ qualities. In addition to difficulties of conducting meals, collected data were mainly analyzed by statistic methods. Content analysis method was used to analyze difficulties of conducing meals. The results were as follows:
1. The whole quality of meals in Guo-You kindergarten classes was above the medium level.
2. There was no significant difference in qualities of Guo-You kindergarten classes among types, geographic zones, and budget ranges.
3. Kindergarten types, geographic zones, and budget ranges cannot significantly predict qualities of Guo-You kindergarten classes.
4. Through telephone interviews, researchers found that the main difficulties of conducting meal plans were: (1) teachers’ lacks of knowledge of planning nutritional meals; (2) shortage of professional human resources; and (3) inconvenience and unavailability of varying foods.
Based upon above findings, researchers provided suggestions in the aspects of practical application and future research.
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