Assessment of the 2014 Pilot Sokoto State Schools Feeding Programme vis-à-vis Pupils’ Interest to Enrol in School and their Aspiration to Complete Basic Education
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53449/ije.v5i1.87Keywords:
schools feeding, pupils' interest, pupils' aspirationAbstract
This study ascertained if there was any difference in interest to enrol in school and to complete basic education between pupils on the Sokoto State pilot feeding programme and those not on the programme. Ten schools were selected for the study and school interest and aspiration questionnaire (reliability .74) was used to collect data from 381 proportionately selected respondents from a population of 56,339. Chi-square test was used to analyse the collected data. Findings from the study revealed that there was a significant difference in the interest to enrol in school – χ2 (35, N = 381) = 230.67, p = .00), and the aspiration to complete basic education – χ2 (33, N = 381) = 269.39, p = .00), between pupils on the Sokoto State pilot schools feeding programme and those not on the programme. The study found that the pupils on the pilot programme had higher interest to enrol in school and higher aspiration to complete basic education than those not on the programme. It was therefore concluded that the pilot school feeding programme has proven to be an effective tool in increasing the enrolment of pupils and improving their aspiration to complete basic education The study recommends that the programme be implemented in all primary schools in the state and that sensitization of parents on the need to enrol and retain their children at school should be a periodic and continuous process.
References
Abdullahi, D., & Abdullah, M. S. (2014). The political will and quality basic education in Nigeria. Journal of Power, Politics & Governance, 2(2), 75-100.
Afisunlu, F. (2013). Education. Retrieved August 7, 2018, from Daily Post: dailypost.ng/2013/06/12/nigeria-has-highest-number-of-school-drop-outs-un/
Annual School Census. (2017). Sokoto State annual school census report 2016/2017. Sokoto State Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education.
Bernard, T., & Taffesse, A. S. (2012). Measuring aspirations: Discussion and example from Ethiopia. Addis Ababa: IFPRI Discussion Paper 01190.
Blom, S. C. (2014). The integration of school garden activities, the classroom and the feeding scheme: A case study of two primary schools in Tigray, Ethiopia [Unpublished Master of Philosophy]. Stellenbosch University.
Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Keith, M. (2007). Research methods in education (6th ed.). Routledge.
Conradie, I. (2013). Can deliberate efforts to realise aspirations increase capabilities? A South African case study. Oxford Development Studies, 41(2), 189-219.
Cummings, C., & Kulutuye, S. (2017). The home-grown school feeding programme: a case study of Kano State. ICF Consulting Services Ltd.
Daniel, N. S., & Nobuhide, S. (2010). Challenges of quality education in sub-Saharan Africa: Some key issues. Nova Science Publishers.
Dheressa, D. K. (2011). Education in focus: Impacts of school feeding program on school participation: A case study in Dara Woreda of Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia [Unpublished Master of Science Degree in Development Studies]. Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
Federal Ministry of Education. (2017). Nigeria education indicators 2016. Department of Research, Planning and Statistics, Federal Ministry of Education.
Haruna, A. S. (2010). Research methods. S. K. Amodu Printing and Publishing House.
Inuwa, A. M., & Yusof, N. M. (2013). Parents’ and students’ perspectives of school culture effects on dropouts and non-dropouts in Sokoto Metropolis Nigeria. Journal of Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 3(18), 89-97.
Kainuwa, A., & Yusuf, N. M. (2013). Students’ perspective on female dropouts in Nigeria. International Journal of Academic Research and Review, 1(2), 29-37.
Kamaludeen, H. (2014). The impact of the Ghana school feeding programme on enrolment, attendance and retention in Ga south municipal schools [Unpublished Masters Dissertation]. University of Ghana, Accra.
Krejcie, R. V., & Morgan, D. W. (1970). Determining sample size for research activities. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 30, 607-610. https://home.kku.ac.th/sompong/guest_speaker/KrejcieandMorgan_article.pdf
Maitafsir, M. G. (2019). Child development and learning in psychology (2nd ed.). Biga Educational Services.
Mokomane, Z. (2012). Role of families in social and economic empowerment of Individuals. United Nations expert group meeting on promoting empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all. New York: United Nations.
Spellings, M. (2005). Helping your child succeed at school. US Department of Education.
UNESCO. (2018). Country information: Nigeria. UNESCO Institute of Statistics. http://uis.unesco.org/country/NG
World Bank (2016). Global school feeding. www.worldbank.org/en/region/global-school-feeding-sourcebook-key-findings
