Combining realism with rigour: evaluation of a national kitchen garden program in Australian primary schools

摘要: School garden and kitchen-based activities have potential as health-promoting school initiatives but lack well-designed evaluation frameworks. This article outlines an of a national kitchen program conducted in Australian primary schools. The aim was to evaluate the implementation impact Australia, including child health-related impacts program, factors. undertaken using multi-component, hierarchical framework that incorporated modified case-control design mixed methods. A cross-section initiative (N=28) comparison (N=14) schools included.