Abstract:
The School Feeding Programme was meant to provide pupils in the public basic
schools with one hot nutritious meal per day. The aims of the programme included
reduction of hunger and malnutrition, increase school enrolment, attendance and
retention among others. The study therefore sought to examine the role of school
feeding programme in promoting quality of education at the basic level of education
in the Bawku West District. Using 15 schools in the Bawku West District, the study
adopted the mixed method approach relying mainly on questionnaires, interview
schedule and documents content analysis for data collection. Descriptive statistics
were the method used in analysing the quantitative data gathered, while interview and
content analysis were used in analyzing the qualitative data. The study found out the
School Feeding Programme has strong impact among other variables on school
enrolment, attendance and retention which confirm earlier studies by different
scholars. The study recommended the increase in infrastructure to accommodate the
increasing number of students/pupils in the SFP schools as well as gives it legal
backing in its operation.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences, Submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for Award of the Master of Arts
Educational Leadership Degree
AUGUST, 2016