Role of community in sustaining of community based feeding programme in public pre-schools in Gatanga district, Murang' a county, Kenya
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Date
2014-09-25
Authors
Kuria, Esther Wangari
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
This study was prompted by the outcry of unsustained feeding programmes in pre-school, which
is crucial for nutritional intervention aiming at increasing food intake for holistic development.
In Kenya, studies on feeding programmes have mainly focused on its management, access and
retention in primary schools and sustainability of community based feeding programmes has
received minimal attention. The purpose of the study will be to establish the roles the community
should play in sustaining it to complement studies on management of community based
programmes and establish the impact of the community involvement in food security, parental
involvement, management and then suggest strategies that can be employed to improve the
community based feeding programmes in the District. The study will employ a descriptive
research design, for getting all the 65 Early Childhood Development pre-schools in Gatanga
District including the ones that have community based feeding programme. Purposeful random
sampling will be used to select 20 Early Childhood Development pre-schools implementing
community based feeding programme. From each of the Early Childhood Development preschools,
the researcher will sample the headteacher, 1 school feeding management committee
representative. The 2 District Centre for Early Childhood Education officers will also be
included in the study. The study sample therefore will comprise of 20 headteachers, 20 school
feeding programme committee representatives, two District Centre for Early Childhood
Education officers, giving a total of 42 respondents. Data will be collected using questionnaires,
interview schedules and observation guides. Data collected will be coded and entered in the
computer for analysis using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Descriptive
statistical methods such as percentages, mean and frequencies will be used to report the data. The
results of data analysis will be reported in summary form using frequency tables, bar graphs and
pie charts.
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Department of Early Childhood Studies, 73p. 2015, LB 3479 .K4K8