Representações sobre alimentação institucional de estudantes do campo em regime de internato estudantil

ABSTRACT. Considering the importance of proper nutrition in adolescence and that this can be profoundly affected by changes in routine life of the students, such as leaving their home environment to live in a boarding school, the goal of this study was to analyze the social representation of these students in boarding school regime. A qualitative, exploratory research was carried out, based on the Theory of Social Representations. Individual interviews were conducted, and the discourse generated was analyzed using the Discourse of the Collective Subject technique. The representations of food, most of the interviewees considered that feeds well, and that high-quality food must have all the necessary nutrients; in addition, the change to the current institution have influenced the feeding times. The institutional foods were considered of good quality; however, the taste of the preparation has been mentioned as a negative point. The interviewees attributed the institutional food an important role in socialization, exerting positive influence on adaptation to boarding school.   Keywords: social representation, boarding school, rural middle school, adolescents, institutional food.Considering the importance of proper nutrition in adolescence and that this can be profoundly affected by changes in routine life of the students, such as leaving their home environment to live in a boarding school, the goal of this study was to analyze the social representation of these students in boarding school regime. The speeches generated in the interviews were analyzed by the technique of Collective Subject Discourse. The representations of food, most of the interviewees considered that feeds well, and that high-quality food must have all the necessary nutrients; in addition, the change to the current institution have influenced the feeding times. The institutional food were considered of good quality; however, the taste of the preparation has been mentioned as a negative point. The interviewees attributed the institutional food an important role in socialization, exerting positive influence on adaptation to boarding school.Con el fin de analizar la representación social de los estudiantes en el internado sobre alimentación institucional, se realizaron entrevistas individuales y se analizaron los discursos generados mediante la técnica del Discurso Colectivo del Sujeto. Se encontró que la mayoría de los encuestados consideró que comen bien, que un alimento de calidad debe tener todos los nutrientes necesarios. La comida institucional y el ambiente del comedor se consideraron de buena calidad. Los entrevistados atribuyeron a la nutrición institucional un papel importante en la socialización, ejerciendo una influencia positiva en la adaptación al sistema de internado. De esta manera, la Unidad de Alimentación y Nutrición de la Escuela tiene un papel relevante en ofrecer una dieta completa y nutricionalmente equilibrada, ya que en esta fase del internado del adolescente, la alimentación saludable debe converger con su desarrollo social y mental, en la preservación de la salud y la reducción de la riesgo de enfermedades relacionadas con una mala alimentación.ABSTRACT. Considering the importance of proper nutrition in adolescence and that this can be profoundly affected by changes in routine life of the students, such as leaving their home environment to live in a boarding school, the goal of this study was to analyze the social representation of these students in boarding school regime. A qualitative, exploratory research was carried out, based on the Theory of Social Representations. Individual interviews were conducted, and the discourse generated was analyzed using the Discourse of the Collective Subject technique. The representations of food, most of the interviewees considered that feeds well, and that high-quality food must have all the necessary nutrients; in addition, the change to the current institution have influenced the feeding times. The institutional foods were considered of good quality; however, the taste of the preparation has been mentioned as a negative point. The interviewees attributed the institutional food an important role in socialization, exerting positive influence on adaptation to boarding school.   Keywords: social representation, boarding school, rural middle school, adolescents, institutional food.Com o objetivo de analisar a representação social, de alunos do campo em regime de internato, sobre a alimentação institucional, realizou-se uma pesquisa qualitativa, de caráter exploratório, embasada na Teoria das Representações Sociais. Foram realizadas entrevistas individuais, cujos discursos gerados foram analisados pela técnica do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo. Verificou-se que a maioria dos entrevistados considerou que se alimenta bem e que uma alimentação de qualidade deve possuir todos os nutrientes necessários. A alimentação institucional e o ambiente do refeitório foram considerados de boa qualidade. Os entrevistados atribuíram à alimentação institucional um importante papel na socialização, exercendo influência positiva na adaptação ao regime de internato. Desta forma, a Unidade de Alimentação e Nutrição da escola, tem um papel relevante na oferta de uma alimentação completa e equilibrada nutricionalmente, pois nesta fase de vivência do adolescente interno, a alimentação saudável deve convergir para o seu desenvolvimento social e mental, na preservação da saúde e redução de riscos de doenças relacionadas à má alimentação. Palavras-chave: representação social, internato escolar do campo, adolescentes, alimentação institucional.   Representations about institutional food by rural middle school boarding school students ABSTRACT. Considering the importance of proper nutrition in adolescence and that this can be profoundly affected by changes in routine life of the students, such as leaving their home environment to live in a boarding school, the goal of this study was to analyze the social representation of these students in boarding school regime. A qualitative, exploratory research was carried out, based on the Theory of Social Representations. Individual interviews were conducted, and the discourse generated was analyzed using the Discourse of the Collective Subject technique. The representations of food, most of the interviewees considered that feeds well, and that high-quality food must have all the necessary nutrients; in addition, the change to the current institution have influenced the feeding times. The institutional foods were considered of good quality; however, the taste of the preparation has been mentioned as a negative point. The interviewees attributed the institutional food an important role in socialization, exerting positive influence on adaptation to boarding school. Keywords: social representation, boarding school, rural middle school, adolescents, institutional food.   Representaciones sobre la alimentación institucional de los estudiantes rurales en el internado estudiantil RESUMEN. Con el fin de analizar la representación social de los estudiantes en el internado sobre alimentación institucional, se realizó una investigación cualitativa y exploratoria, basada en la Teoría de las Representaciones Sociales. Se realizaron entrevistas individuales, cuyos discursos se analizaron mediante la técnica del Discurso del Sujeto Colectivo. Se encontró que la mayoría de los encuestados consideró que comen bien, que un alimento de calidad debe tener todos los nutrientes necesarios. La comida institucional y el ambiente del comedor se consideraron de buena calidad. Los entrevistados atribuyeron a la nutrición institucional un papel importante en la socialización, ejerciendo una influencia positiva en la adaptación al sistema de internado. De esta manera, la Unidad de Alimentación y Nutrición de la Escuela tiene un papel relevante en ofrecer una dieta completa y nutricionalmente equilibrada, ya que en esta fase del internado del adolescente, la alimentación saludable debe converger con su desarrollo social y mental, en la preservación de la salud y la reducción de la riesgo de enfermedades relacionadas con una mala alimentación. Palabras-clave: representación social, internado escolar rural, estudiantes, alimentación institucional