Satisfaction of parents of schoolchildren with various aspects of the food management system at schools: Data from Russia

Abstract

The paper presents a rich collection of data obtained as a result of a sociological survey of 230,880 parents from 85 constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The survey was held in 2019 by the Institute of Education Management of the Russian Academy of Education in conjunction with the Ministry of Enlightenment of the Russian Federation as part of the state task No. 073-00089-19-01 on the topic “Optimization of the Hot Food System in Educational Organizations Implementing General Education Programs (Regional Aspects, Best Practices).” In particular, the paper provides data on the opinions of parents about the organization of school meals for their schoolchildren. A total of three large aspects are covered: (1) the demand for school cafeteria services and payment for meals; (2) satisfaction of parents with various aspects of catering in educational organizations; (3) catering control and information work.

Keywords

• Sociology of education
• School nutrition
• Epidemiology
• Public health
• School catering