Potential demand for a course on nutrition and knowledge about this profession by high school students of Piracicaba, SP

Authors

  • A.M.H. Ometto USP; ESALQ; Departamento de Economia Doméstica
  • M.C.O. Furtuoso USP; ESALQ; Departamento de Economia Doméstica
  • M.A.P. Pipitone USP; ESALQ; Departamento de Economia Doméstica
  • M.V. da Silva USP; ESALQ; Departamento de Economia Doméstica
  • G.L. Sturion USP; ESALQ; Departamento de Economia Doméstica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-90161993000300027

Keywords:

nutrition, professional activity, student demand

Abstract

The research universe was the set of all high school students, both in public and private schools, in the city of Piracicaba, S.P. The survey yielded information on the professional preference of the students and their knowledge about the contents of an undergraduate course on nutrition and the types of professional activity. The results show that there is a substancial potential demand for a undergraduate nutrition course to be offered by a public university, preferably situated outside the state capital.

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Published

1993-12-01

Issue

Section

Tópico Especial: Educação Agrícola

How to Cite

Potential demand for a course on nutrition and knowledge about this profession by high school students of Piracicaba, SP . (1993). Scientia Agricola, 50(3), 502-508. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-90161993000300027