ASSESSMENT OF UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMME: ITS NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND RETENTION OF PUPILS IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorUMORU, MOHAMMED LAWAL
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-27T09:32:24Z
dc.date.available2014-02-27T09:32:24Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. NIGERIA.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe main purpose of this study was to assess the Universal Basic Education School Lunch programme: Its Nutritional Value and Retention of pupils in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. Six (6) objectives and six (6) research questions were formulated with four (4) associated null hypotheses. Related literatures were reviewed for the study. Descriptive research design using survey method was adopted. The population for the study was drawn from thirty (30) primary schools selected as pilot study for the lunch programme in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. The population consisted of five hundred and thirty seven (537) teachers. The same population was used as sample for this study, since they were the only primary schools used as pilot for the lunch programme. The instruments used were the questionnaire, archival record on pupils’ enrolment, attendance and retention. The inspection of lunch served was done through observation for one week and was recorded. The data collected were statistically analyzed using t-test, ANOVA and Chi-square. The four null hypotheses were statistically tested at a significant level of 0.05 and it was observed that all the four null hypotheses were rejected. The result obtained from the study revealed that school lunch programme significantly improved pupils’ enrolment, attendance rate and greatly promoted retention. The findings further revealed that the programme fell far below current dietary recommendation for school lunches. The lunch programme provided educational benefits than nutritional benefits. Further more, the study identified problems inherent in the lunch programme such as poor supervision, absence of criteria to guide the programme effectively, rations were not based on nutritional necessity, among others. Finally, the researcher recommended that Federal Capital Administration through Education Secretariat and UBE Board should build a consensus policy and objective that focuses on how school lunch can effectively improve education and at the same time meet the nutrition and health needs of the school age children.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2840
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectASSESSMENT,en_US
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL,en_US
dc.subjectBASIC,en_US
dc.subjectEDUCATION,en_US
dc.subjectSCHOOL,en_US
dc.subjectLUNCH,en_US
dc.subjectPROGRAMME,en_US
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL VALUE,en_US
dc.subjectRETENTION,en_US
dc.subjectPUPILS,en_US
dc.subjectFEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAen_US
dc.titleASSESSMENT OF UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMME: ITS NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND RETENTION OF PUPILS IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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