Implementation of school feeding programme and psychosocial development of children in selected primary schools in Merti District, Kenya
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2013-11
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
This study investigated implementation of school feeding programme and psychosocial development in children in primary schools in Merti district Kenya. The purpose of this study investigate the level of implementing the school feeding programme and its relationship with the level of psychosocial development of the children in primary schools in Merti District in Kenya. The study was guided by the following objectives: i) to establish the level of implementing the school feeding programme in primary schools in Merti District in Kenya, ii) to determine the level ofpsychosocial development of the children in primary schools in Merti District in Kenya and iii) to assess the relationship between the level of implementing the school feeding programme and the level of psychosocial development of the children in primary schools in Merti District in Kenya. This study employed a descriptive correlational survey design, using
quantitative approaches. The target population of this study included 168 respondents from 12 primary schools in Merti District in Kenya. The findings of the study showed that the school feeding programme was high, that the level of pupils’ development was high, and that there was a
relationship between implementing of school feeding programme and
psychosocial development in young children. The study concluded that the high level of implementing SEPs in primary schools in Merti District iscompromised by negligible adequacy of the food served through the programmes. The government of Kenya should through the Ministry of Education and Merti District Education office ensure that the SEP supply adequate food for all children in primary schools.
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A thesis presented to the College of Higher Degrees and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Education in Early Childhood and Primary Education
Keywords
School feeding, Programme, Psychosocial, Development, Kenya