EFNEP's Impact on Exemplary Educators' Quality of Life

Garry Auld; Susan Baker; Natalia Infante; Ruth Inglis-Widrick; Sandra B Procter; Michael F Steger; Kate Yerxa

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2016.07.004

EFNEP's Impact on Exemplary Educators' Quality of Life

J Nutr Educ Behav. 2016 Oct;48(9):647-654.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2016.07.004. Epub 2016 Aug 12.

Authors

Garry Auld¹, Susan Baker², Natalia Infante³, Ruth Inglis-Widrick², Sandra B Procter⁴, Michael F Steger⁵, Kate Yerxa⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. Electronic address: garry.auld@colostate.edu.
² Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
³ Fort Collins, CO.
⁴ Department of Human Nutrition, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
⁵ Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; Department of Psychology, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.
⁶ University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Orono, ME.

PMID: 27527907
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2016.07.004

Abstract

Objective: To determine how the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) affects the quality of life (QoL) of its exemplary paraprofessional educators.

Methods: Qualitative telephone interviews with EFNEP supervisors (15), educators (28), and agency partners (15). Template analysis based on the University of Toronto's QoL constructs.

Results: The EFNEP had a positive impact on 6 of 9 a priori categories: physical being, psychological being, social belonging, community belonging, practical becoming, and growth becoming.

Conclusions and implications: The EFNEP enhances the QoL of its exemplary educators, which suggests that the program's benefits go beyond those documented in participants.

Keywords: EFNEP; paraprofessional educator; quality of life; teacher.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Choice Behavior
Educational Personnel / psychology*
Educational Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Health Education / organization & administration*
Humans
Male
Nutritional Sciences / education*
Nutritional Sciences / organization & administration*
Quality of Life / psychology*
Self Concept