Abstract:
The study examined the types of meals served under the Ghana School Feeding
Programme at the Riis Presbyterian Model Basic School in Koforidua and how it
affects school attendance and academic performance. The case study method was
used in this study. A convenient sampling method, a type of non-probability
sampling to select 70 respondents for the study. Questionnaires, interviews and focus
group discussion were used to collect the data for the study. Data gathered through
questionnaires was analysed using descriptive statistics such as percentages and
frequencies while interview data analysis was done using the thematic approach. The
results of the study showed that the school feeding programme does not necessarily
have a significant improvement in school attendance and academic performance in
Koforidua. The study recommended that the government should re-strategize the
approach by implementing the Ghana School Feeding Programme in more rural
settings where income levels are low so it can have the needed improvement in school
attendance and academic performance.
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Educational Foundation,
Faculty of Educational Studies, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies, in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Post-Graduate Diploma
(Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
