IMPACT OF SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME ON ENROLMENT AND ATTENDANCE IN RURAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF BENUE STATE, NIGERIA
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The study investigated the impact of school feeding programme (SFP) on enrolment and attendance in rural primary schools of Benue State and used a survey design, and a sample of 87 rural primary school teachers was selected randomly. The instrument used was validated by two professionals, one in Sociology of Education and another in Measurement and Evaluation. The reliability of the instrument, 0.75 was determined by using the Cronbach alpha statistic. Data analysis was conducted through SPSS. Research questions were answered using means and standard deviations. The findings of the study revealed that SFP has increased enrolment and attendance in rural primary schools of Benue State. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended that the Federal Government of Nigeria should extend the programme from primary one to six by increasing funding. State and local governments should also contribute to the funding of SFP, and also be involved in supervising and monitoring the food vendors, amongst others.
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