- Title
- Factors affecting the Quality of Food Provided by School Nutrition Programme in Mthatha, OR Tambo Inland Education District
- Creator
- Mjali, Neziwe Nellitia
- Description
- This study sought to evaluate factors affecting the quality of food provided by the school nutrition programme in Mthatha, OR Tambo Inland Education District. This was a qualitative study in the form of case study research design. Two (2) schools were conveniently selected and from these, 2 principals, 2 school nutrition coordinators, 4 food handlers and 10 learners were purposefully selected to form the sample. Thus, 18 participants were selected in total. Interviews were used to collect data. A review of literature demonstrated that the school nutrition programme was valuable and played an important role towards addressing some of challenges prevalent in South Africa due to the history of the country. The literature reviewed also highlighted challenges faced by the school nutrition programme despite its tremendous success. These are some of the findings: the school nutrition programme was successful towards improving learner punctuality and engaging in the classroom. This had the potential to improve learner health overall; however, it was observed that lack of training around food preparation and hygiene could reduce the effectiveness of the programme. The provision for appropriate storage facilities was also noted as an issue that placed the programme at risk. These are some of the recommendations: the government should provide appropriate training and proper storage facilities in schools with nutrition programme; this could contribute meaningfully towards improving the quality of food provided by the school nutrition programme.
- Description
- Thesis (M.Ed) -- Faculty of Education Sciences, 2019
- Date
- 2019-10
- Subject
- Nutrition students
- Type
- Master's/Doctoral theses, text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/6615
- Identifier
- vital:47164
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (113 leaves), pdf
- Publisher
- Walter Sisulu University, Faculty of Education Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Faculty of Education Sciences, All Rights Reserved, Open Access
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