School Feeding Programme And Academic Performance of Primary School Pupils in Kosirai Division, Leimokwo Zone, Kenya.
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2012-08
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Kampala International University, School of Education, Open and Distance and E-learning
Abstract
This study was intended to determine the effect offree feeding programme on
the academic performance of pupils in Leimokwo zone, Kosirai division,
Kenya
The study adopted a descriptive research design which enhanced the
researcher to obtain a better understanding of the problem of socio-economic
factors on academic performance of pupils. Questionnaires and interview
guides were used in the collection of data after which it had to be coded and
presented in percentages and frequency distribution tables.
The findings revealed that poor nutrition led to diseases and therefore
because of diseases children do not perform well in school. The study also
found out that nutrition was very important and that for a country to develop
it had to focus on nutritional programs.
It was recommended that the parents and the community should be
sensitized on the importance proper and stable family background and how
they influence child development
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A Research Report Submitted to the Institute of Open and Distance Learning in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of a Degree of Bachelor of Education of Kampala International University
Keywords
School Feeding, Academic Performance, Pupils, Leimokwo Zone, Kenya.