The Impact Of School Feeding Programme On Academic Performance Of Primary School Pupils In Marafa Division, Magarini District, Kenya.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION: ............................................................................................................... II

APPROVAL ...................................................................................................................... III

DEDICATION ................................................................................................................... iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................................... v

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. VI

ABSTRACT ···················································································································vm

CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................................. 1

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background of the study ................................................................................................ 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem ............................................................................................... !

1.3 Objective of the Study ................................................................................................... 2

1.3.1 General Objective ....................................................................................................... 2

1.3.2 Specific Objective ....................................................................................................... 2

1.3 Research questions ......................................................................................................... 2

1.5 Significance of the study ............................................................................................... 2

1.5 Scope of the study .......................................................................................................... 3

1.6 Limitations of the study ................................................................................................. 3

CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................... 10

METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................ 10

3.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 10

3 .1 Research design ........................................................................................................... 10

3.2 Population of study ...................................................................................................... 10

3.3 study sample ................................................................................................................ 10

3 .4 Research instrnments ................................................................................................... 10

3.5 Research procedw-e .................................................................................................... 10

3.6 Data analysis and interpretation ................................................................................... 11

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CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................ 19

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS ..... 12

4.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 12

4.1 Profile of the respondents ............................................................................................ 12

4.2. Is there a relationship between school feeding and perfonnance of pupils? .............. 13

4.4 Socio- economic factors and school achievement.. ..................................................... 14

CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................................... 18

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................ 18

5.0. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 18

5.1. Summary ..................................................................................................................... 18

5.2. Conclusion .................................................................................................................. 19

5.3. Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 19

5.4 Suggestions for fmther research .................................................................................. 20

REFERENCE ....................................................................................... .28

APPENDIX I .................................................................................................................... 26

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR TEACHERS ......................................................................... 26

ABSTRACT

This study was intended to detennine the effect of free feeding programme on the performance of pupils in primary school in Magarini District, between April and August 2009. All secondary source of literature related to this study were made of use.

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.