Australian early childhood educators and infant feeding: a qualitative analysis using social cognitive theory

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dc.contributor.authorMcGuire, Julianne
dc.contributor.authorIrvine, Susan
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Julie
dc.contributor.authorGallegos, Danielle
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-02T02:16:18Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.date.updated2021-08-01T08:31:51Z
dc.description.abstractEarly Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) services are vital in the establishment of optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices and long-term health. This qualitative study, informed by Social Cognitive Theory, aimed to describe ECEC infant feeding environments. Nineteen formal long day care and family day care ECEC services and 124 educators in metropolitan and regional Queensland, Australia participated in interviews and professional conversations. Inductive and deductive analysis identified three key themes: ‘agency’, ‘IYCF environment’, and ‘monitoring/surveillance’. This research has identified the key environmental, behavioural and cognitive factors that contribute to optimal IYCF practices in Australian ECEC. Tensions and negotiation between educators, parents, infants and the regulatory framework operate to develop collective agency. Key recommendations are: increasing the visibility of infants in ECEC policy frameworks and building educator and parent self-efficacy in supporting infant agency in order to meet shared goals related to optimal infant health and well-being. KEYWORDS: Infant feeding, early education and care, nutrition, efficacy, social cognitive Theory
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dc.identifier.issn0300-4430en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/202659
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis
dc.rights© 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
dc.sourceEarly Child Development and Care
dc.titleAustralian early childhood educators and infant feeding: a qualitative analysis using social cognitive theory
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue5
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage16en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationMcGuire, Julianne , Queensland University of Technologyen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationIrvine , Susan, Queensland University of Technologyen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationSmith, Julie, College of Health and Medicine, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationGallegos, Danielle, Queensland University of Technologyen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailu1473103@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidSmith, Julie, u1473103en_AU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor140208 - Health Economicsen_AU
local.identifier.absseo920205 - Health Education and Promotionen_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4102339xPUB442en_AU
local.identifier.citationvolume191
local.identifier.doi10.1080/03004430.2019.1647188en_AU
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-85070295908
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu4102339en_AU
local.publisher.urlhttps://www.routledge.com/en_AU
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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