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Case Study: The Influence of School Food Programs on High School Adolescents' Behavior of Consuming Fruits and Vegetables
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Monique R. Mitchell – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Obesity influences many adolescents, and a potential setting that can help with this health concern is schools. Schools can help raise awareness of adolescent obesity and promote healthier eating habits among adolescents. Therefore, researchers must determine if school food programs influence high school adolescents' behavior regarding the…
Descriptors: Obesity, Adolescents, Eating Habits, Lunch Programs
'In Most Supermarkets Food Does Not Cost £3 per Day …' The Impact of the School Food Voucher Scheme during COVID-19
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Lalli, Gurpinder Singh – British Educational Research Journal, 2023
Abstract Households with children eligible for Free School Meals are at risk of food insecurity. This paper reports on a rapid-response study that investigated the impact of the school food voucher scheme during the COVID-19 crisis on young people, families and schools. It pays close attention to the reliance of the state on the goodwill of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Groups, Eligibility
The Medium-Term Impacts of Girl-Friendly Schools: Seven-Year Evidence from School Construction in Burkina Faso. NBER Working Paper No. 26006
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Kazianga, Harounan; Linden, Leigh L.; Protik, Ali; Sloan, Matthew – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2019
We evaluate the long-term effect of a "girl-friendly" primary school program in Burkina Faso, using a regression discontinuity design. The intervention consisted of upgrading existing three-classroom schools to six-classroom schools to accommodate more grades. After seven years, the program increased enrollment by 15.5 percentage points…
Descriptors: Females, Elementary School Students, Equal Education, Sex Fairness
Foreign Language Learning in Primary School: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary
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Wiggins, Meg; Parrao, Constanza Gonzalez; Austerberry, Helen; Ingold, Anne – Education Endowment Foundation, 2017
The Foreign Language Learning (FLL) programme aimed to improve the English language attainment of Year 3 and 4 pupils through a detailed curriculum of weekly French classes with linked activity in English lessons. The programme, created by the Education Development Trust (formerly CfBT), lasted for three half-terms. French classes were 45 minutes…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, French, Literacy
Effectiveness of the Nutrition Education and Training (NET) Program for Fiscal Year 1989: Final Evaluation Report.
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Whitsett, Maria Defino – 1989
This report summarizes results of evaluations of the Texas Nutrition Education and Training (NET) Program activities completed during federal fiscal year 1989. In the evaluations, the number of individuals participating in NET activities was compared to preset goals to assess the degree of program goal attainment. The volume of materials…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Family Day Care
Instrtuments for the Evaluation of School Special Services: Organization & Administration.
Hensarling, Paul R. – 1983
Designed to measure the effectiveness of selected school special services, the evaluative instruments collected here are the result of several years of research and refinement. The descriptive criteria developed by the author may be used as a guide for initiating a new program or applied for self-evaluation or team evaluation of existing services.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Attendance