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The Impact of School Feeding Program on School Performances: A Comparative Study among the Woredas in Waghimra Zone, Amhara Region

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dc.contributor.author Kidanemariam, Berihun
dc.date.accessioned 2019-09-03T04:34:21Z
dc.date.available 2019-09-03T04:34:21Z
dc.date.issued 2019-09-03
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9606
dc.description.abstract This study was aimed to examining comparatively the impact of school feeding program in public primary school performances with particular references of school in Waghimra Zone, Amhara Region. It was guided by Abraham Maslow’s theory of hierarchy of needs and employed descriptive survey design by following mixed approach in order to accomplish the objective of the study. The total sample size was 294. The data collection instruments were both closed and open ended questionnaires for school teachers, open ended questionnaires to PTA, Interviews for principals and feeding coordinators and rosters was analyzed by document checklist, and observation addressed by same questions of checklist. Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS version 23) have used to organize and prepare data for analyze and linear regression was computed. The main finding is school feeding program has positive impact on school performance by showing significant result that feeding serve as influential to enroll student and has role in enhancing students’ regular attendance with fostering learning environment by reducing causes for student absenteeism with having very high effect of feeding on enhancing of learners attention by facilitating active learning mind in class by its high energized independent learning and perfections in following instruction. The other finding was feeding has positive impact on academic achievement by influencing on students promotion and reducing the dropouts as support teachers and all other involved in the study. There was also performance difference between schools while comparing each other depending on average achievement. The study recommends, in addition to participation different stakeholders creating ownership of local governments and community is more advisable to continue the program with address of all poor students in addition to making additional funding projects and need to make manage based on planned to strengthened SFP in sites where food in security is observed to provide sustainable primary schools performance positive impacts. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.subject Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies en_US
dc.title The Impact of School Feeding Program on School Performances: A Comparative Study among the Woredas in Waghimra Zone, Amhara Region en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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