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The program was renamed the school based feeding program SBFP in 2012 so
as not limit the feeding to breakfast time. School based feeding program SBFP also
restricted the coverage of the program to SW children in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to
6 in selected public elementary schools. In addition, a school could be selected into the
program only if it had no other feeding program. To improve the children's health and
nutrition values and behavior. According to the Health and Nutrition Center (HNC) of
DepED, the primary goal of the program is the nutrition goal; improved class attendance
and improved health and nutrition values and behavior are secondary goals. Selective
targeting is a desirable feature of a feeding program, however, as it reduces total
program costs. In addition, results from well-designed impact evaluation studies of
primary school-based FFE programs generally indicate that the programs have higher
impacts on children with greater initial malnutrition and that the nutrition benefits are
greater for programs targeting younger children (Adelman et. al., 2008). School feeding
is also one of the governments interventions to address persistent malnutrition among
children. Latest reports of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) suggest that
about one in ten children aged five and below (7.9%) are wasted, while one in five
(19.9%) are underweight, and three in ten (30.7%) have stunted growths, while the
prevalence of stunting and underweight has decreased since the 1990s, the prevalence
of stunting has not. In addition, while malnutrition is highest among poorest families,
malnutrition is prevalent across socio-economic strata. The school based feeding
programs SBFP's attendance target of 85% to 100%.
Overweight: A child weighing too much for his/her length/height or weight-forlength/height (UPLB_CHE, Institute of Human Nutrition and Food)
Normal: A child whose weight-for-length/height for age fall between -2 to +2 zscore line. (WHO)
Performance: Ability to do well in attainment of skill, knowledge and attitude.
Enrolment: Refers to the number of children registered in a school.
Nutrients: Components of food that are needed by the body in adequate amount
in order to grow reproduce and lead a normal life.
Malnutrition: A degradable kind of nutrition leading to ill health. It is lack of
nutritious food.
Management: This involves planning, organizing, directing and controlling of
activities within an institution set up.
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter describes how the study was conducted and the researcher used in
gathering the necessary data for the completion of the study. This includes the focuses
on research design, target population, sample and sampling procedure, research
instruments, statistical tools, validity and reliability of the instruments data collection and
data analysis procedures.
Research Design
Target Population
Sample size
Respondents
School Head (Principal/Head Teacher)
Teachers
Cooks
Parents
School Children
TOTAL
Research Instruments
Number of Respondents
70
The study uses both primary data and secondary data. The primary data is
collected using questionnaires, observation list, performance tests and interviews
guides. Secondary data consists of report forms of school children.
Questionnaires includes structured and unstructured questions and are
administered through drop-and-pick method to the head teachers. Questionnaires form
a major data collection tool for collecting basic statistical facts on attendance,
participation and performance. The structured questions are used in an effort to
conserve time and money as well as to facilitate in easier analysis as they are in
immediate usable form, while the unstructured questions are used so as to encourage
the head teachers to give an in-depth and felt response without feeling held back in
revealing of any information.
Observation checklist is formulated to include information that will lead to the
conducting the study. Observations are made when the researcher visited the school at
meal times. This helps to establish the condition of meals offered, facilities and
equipments that are used in the particular pre-school to facilitate the School Feeding
Program. The researcher also observes children before and after meals to ascertain
their performance. In order to establish the performance of the school children in the
target schools, records of exams done previously in the school are checked.
The school children are also given an examination to ascertain their
performance.
The interview schedule is used by the researcher to interview parents and those
in charge of the feeding programme in the school.
Report forms containing the performance of the school children for the last
exams are collected. These are used to compare the performance of school children
within the School Feeding Program and those outside it.
The percentage obtained was used in describing the effectiveness of the School
Feeding Program on the performance of the school children. The percentage was
computed as follows:
2. Percentage (%) =
n
N x 100 % where:
where:
X1 = Mean of first set of values
X2 = Mean of second set of values
S1 = Standard deviation of first set of values
S2 = Standard deviation of second set of values
n1 = Total number of values in first set
Validity
Reliability
Reliability has to show the degree at which the research instruments will yield
good results.
In order to achieve this, the researcher administers the instruments herself in
order to assess their clarity.
The researcher visits the school during the learning session. Questionnaires are
delivered to the respondents and a period stated on when to complete them, for
example two weeks. After this period the questionnaires are collected and put in a safe
place for confidential purposes. The whole information given by each respondent is put
together and recorded down accordingly for interpretation and analysis.
Data Analysis
The data collected was both qualitative and quantitative in nature. Qualitative
data was analyzed by content analysis. Content analysis is the systematic qualitative
description of the composition of the objects or materials of the study (Mugenda and
Mugenda, 1999). Data was coded into Statistical package for a Social Scientist (SPSS)
and then analysed using statistical measures such as percentages, mean scores and
standard deviations. This helped summarize and describe variables state such as
frequency of meals, types of meals offered, availability of resources and nutritional
status of the school children. Structure data was analyzed through content analysis to
understand the consistence of information from various respondents. The results were
then presented using frequency tables, graphs and charts.
Comparative analysis was used to compare school children within the School
Feeding Program and those outside it.
APPENDICES
Appendix I: Head teachers Questionnaire
Introduction
Please respond to each question by ticking the appropriate response in the spaces
provided. Your responses will be completely confidential and will be used by the
researcher for the purpose of this study only.
Therefore, do not write your name anywhere in this questionnaire. You're kindly
requested to respond to all items applicable to you.
1. Gender
Male [ ]
Female [ ]
25 - 30 years [ ]
31 - 40years [ ]
2. Age
41 and above [ ]
3. Teaching experience
1 - 5yrs [ ]
6 - l0yrs [ ]
11- 15yrs [ ]
6 - l0yrs [ ]
11- 15yrs [ ]
No [ ]
Girls [ ]
Total [ ]
For
how
long
has
the
feeding
programme
been
operated?
______________________
9. What promoted the need to have a feeding programme in the school?
10. Did you call a parents meeting to create awareness as concerns the school feeding
program?_______________
If yes, how many parents attended the meeting? _____________________
11. Who finances the feeding programme? _______________________________
12.What problems do you face in sustaining the school feeding program?
______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
13.
How
is
the
programme
organised
in
your
school?
_______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
14. For how long has your school been having the school feeding programme?
____________
15. What types of food does the school offer?
Porridge [ ]
Snacks [ ]
Fruits [ ]
Lunch [ ]
food
Boreholes [ ]
Teachers [ ]
Community member [ ]
Teachers [ ]
School store [ ]
Kitchen [ ]
Electricity [ ]
Charcoal [ ]
Firewood [ ]
21. Are there children who do not carry food in the pre-schools?
Yes [ ]
If
No [ ]
yes
how
do
you
cater
for
their
needs?
_______________________________________
22. Do you have a school rule asking all the children to carry food?
Yes [ ]
23.
How
No [ ]
has
been
the
performance
trend
in
your
pre-school?
______________________________________________________________________
24. How many children were enrolled in the school for the last 4 years?
Years
2013
2014
2015
2016
No. of Children
Boys
Girls
DAY
BREAK
LUNCH
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
25. How can the problems you face in sustaining the school feeding programme be
addressed?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Female [ ]
2. Age
23 - 30yrs [ ]
31-40 yrs [ ]
40 and above [ ]
6-10 yrs [ ]
11-15 yrs [ ]
3. Teaching experience
1-5 yrs [ ]
1-5 yrs [ ]
6-10 yrs [ ]
11-15 yrs [ ]
Girls [ ]
Total [ ]
No [ ]
No [ ]
Often [ ]
Very often [ ]
10. What are some of the issues you discuss in the meetings in relation to school
feeding programme and performance?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
11. Do the meetings have any impact towards the feeding programme?
Yes [ ]
No [ ]
Good [ ]
Fair [ ]
Poor [ ]
Good [ ]
Fair [ ]
Poor [ ]
Section 1
1. Gender
Male [ ]
Female [ ]
2. Marital Status
Married [ ]
Single [ ]
No [ ]
No [ ]
No [ ]
No [ ]
No [ ]
10. Do you go to school to discuss the nutritional value of school feeding programme?
Never [ ]
occasionally [ ]
Often [ ]
Very often [ ]
11. Are you charged any amount of money towards the school feeding programme?
Yes [ ]
No [ ]
Others specify [ ]
No [ ]
No [ ]
If Yes / No why
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
15. Comment on the quality of food provided in the school
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
16. How many meals does the program offer daily? __________________________
No [ ]
19. Explain how your child benefits from the school feeding programme.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
20.
What
are
the
advantages
of
the
school
feeding
programme?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
21. How has been the performance of your child since he/she joined the school?
Very Good [ ]
22.
Is
there
Good [ ]
any
problem
Bad [ ]
with
the
school
feeding
programme?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
23. Which opinion would you give to help improve the school feeding programme?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Section 2 ( An additional sheet of this section will be given to the parent who has 2 or
more children with School Feeding Program.)
1. Name of the school child
_______________________________________________________________
2 . Average Grade before the School Feeding Program ___________________
3. Average Grade during the School Feeding Program ___________________
20-25 [ ]
25-30 [ ]
31-36 [ ]
3. Marital status:
Married [ ]
Single [ ]
Christian [ ]
Muslim [ ]
4. Religion:
any other__________________
5. Education background
1. Primary [ ]
2. Secondary [ ]
3. University [ ]
SECTION 2
1. Are you a trained cook? Yes [ ] No [ ]
2. How long have you been working here? __________________________________
3. What kind of food do you cook on various days
Monday: Porridge [ ]
Snacks [ ]
Fruits [ ]
Lunch
Tuesday: Porridge [ ]
Snacks [ ]
Fruits [ ]
Lunch [ ]
Wednesday: Porridge [ ]
Snacks [ ]
Fruits [ ]
Lunch
Thursday: Porridge [ ]
Snacks [ ]
Fruits [ ]
Lunch [ ] ]
Friday: Porridge [ ]
Snacks [ ]
Fruits [ ]
Lunch [ ]
Firewood [ ]
Paraffin [ ]
Gas [ ]
River [ ]
Rain [ ]
Yes [ ]
No [ ]
Number of:
Boys [ ]
Girls [ ]
4. Type of classrooms
_______________________________________________________________
5. Type of floor, Cemented [ ]
Earthen [ ]
Break time [ ]
Lunch time [ ]
Yes [ ]
No [ ]
ii) Chairs [ ]
Charcoal [ ]
iii) Desks [ ]
Cooks [ ]
Firewood [ ]
Teachers [ ]
Gas [ ]
Any other [ ]