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School Feeding And Academic Performance Of Primary School Pupils
[A CASE STUDY OF OBIO AKPOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF RIVER STATE]
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
School
enrolment dropped in Nigeria’s primary school level from 10.5 million
to 8.6 million across the country in 2017 according to statistics
released by the Federal Ministry of Education recently. This was a
significant improvement considering growing poverty in the country and
resistance to education in some parts of the North. The increase in
school enrolment at the primary level coincides with the introduction of
school feeding program by the government in conjunction with some state
governments.
According to (Orodho, 2009), many parents who had
hitherto failed to send their children to school are reportedly having a
change of mind and have decided to send them to school because of the
provision of a meal a day by the Federal Government in some schools
across the country. It was equally learnt that in many cases, some
parents are withdrawing their children from private schools to public
schools to enable them benefit from the free school feeding program.
Ordinarily,
the increase or rather the decrease in the out of schools enrolment
should have been cheering news as it portends improvement in the quality
of life expectancy and the desire of the country to fight poverty
through education. However, the very scheme that seems to have spurred
the increase in school enrolment in some parts of the country is
gradually losing steam and may end up like any other government program
due to huge corruption and lack of commitment on the part of the states
and even the Federal Government to ensure the success of the scheme
(Orodho, 2009).
Reports from many of the states that are currently
executing the program showed a very dismal performance in the
implementation of the program and the quality of the food being served
the children by the vendors due to funding challenges. Often times, the
quality of the food was poor, inadequate and not sufficient to go round
the pupils that they were meant for.
In some cases, the vendors
employed by the government to supply food to the participating schools
were being shortchanged by the officials of state education ministry in
charge of disbursement, while those who were sent to supervise the
process were not committed to carry out their duty, this however aroused
the interest of the researcher to find out the influence of school on
not just students enrollment alone but also academic performance of
students and class attendance of primary school pupils.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The
main objectives of this study is to find out the influence of school
feeding program on students enrollment, academic performance of students
and class attendance of primary school pupils, specifically the study
intends to;
1. Find out the influence of school feeding program on attendance and academic performance of students of students
2. Analyze the effect of school feeding program on pupil’s enrolment and academic performance in primary schools
3. Examine the challenges of Nigeria school feeding program and proffer solution
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
What is the influence of school feeding program on attendance and academic performance of students ?
2. Is there any effect of school feeding program on pupil’s enrolment and academic performance in primary schools?
3. What are the challenges of Nigeria school feeding program and the solution?
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was carried out to examine school feeding and academic performance of primary school pupils in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Specifically, the study determined the influence of school feeding program on attendance and academic performance of students of students, examined the effect of school feeding program on pupil’s enrolment and academic performance in primary schools and examined the challenges of Nigeria school feeding program and proffer solution The ... Continue reading---
