Lunch Programme Management and their Influence on Educational Outcomes in Public Day Secondary Schools in Mombasa aand Kilifi Counties, Kenya

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Date
2020-09
Authors
Kiiru, Julius Kinyanjui
Mange, Daniel
Otieno, Daniel
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International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications
Abstract
School feeding programs are primarily intended to enhance educational outcomes with a view to achieving Kenya's educational objectives of free and compulsory basic education. School feeding initiatives have the ability to increase access to primary education, minimize dropout rates, especially at lower primary school levels, and boost pupils ' academic achievement. The purpose of the study was to assess lunch program management and its influence on educational outcomes at Mombasa and Kilifi Counties, Kenya’s public day secondary schools. Many of the findings were done in elementary schools but not in secondary schools on the impact of school feeding programmes. The research objectives were to analyze the strategies of food safety control used in public day secondary schools and to figure out the monitoring and evaluation methods of the school lunch programme The sample community consisted of all the Counties' 49 day high schools, 940 teachers, 49 superintendent, 49 lunch coordinators, and 18,847 students. The study utilized simple random sampling and random stratified sampling. Stratified random sampling was used in the following lines The survey range would cover 17 high schools, 17 head teachers, 17 meal coordinators, 289 teachers and 377 students. For data collection, the analysis employed mixed sample style, questionnaires and schedules for interviews. Data were described using counts, frequency tables for distribution, bar graphs and piemaps. The study's key results on the achievement of educational outcomes; there were shortcomings in tracking and assessing educational outcomes because most schools have a food safety plan because improved educational outcomes
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A research Article
Keywords
Lunch programme, Educational outcomes, School feeding programs, Financial management, Procurement procedures
Citation
Kiiru, J. K., Mange, D., & Otieno, D. Lunch Programme Management And Their Influence On Educational Outcomes In Public Day Secondary Schools In Mombasa And Kilifi Counties, Kenya.