E‐mail delivery of hygiene education to university personnel
Abstract
Purpose
Administrative personnel working at the Selcuk University were divided into two groups: hand‐out group and e‐mail group. The aim of the study was to compare the results between the two groups before and after the food safety education.
Design/methodology/approach
A 34 item questionnaire was used to measure the five behavioral constructs. The data was entered into the software program SPSS 12.0. To determine change a paired t‐test was conducted for e‐mail and hand‐out groups separately.
Findings
The e‐mail group improved significantly between beginning and at the end of the education for 11 of the 25 concerns and practices.
Practical implications
The findings support continued development of online food safety education.
Originality/value
Respondents completing the education via e‐mail were more satisfied with their delivery method.
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Citation
Unusan, N. (2007), "E‐mail delivery of hygiene education to university personnel", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 37 No. 1, pp. 37-41. https://doi.org/10.1108/00346650710726931
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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