School Meals and Educational Outcomes in Rural Ethiopia

We investigate the relationship between providing school meals programmes and educational outcomes in Ethiopia. Using data from school catchment areas across rural Ethiopia, the paper examines the role played by programme modalities and their implementation. The results indicate that supplementing o...

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Published in:The Journal of development studies 2019-08, Vol.55 (8), p.1741-1756
Main Authors: Poppe, Robert, Frölich, Markus, Haile, Getinet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arithmetic
Food programs
Food service
Meals
Rural areas
Rural communities
School lunches
School meals
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Summary:We investigate the relationship between providing school meals programmes and educational outcomes in Ethiopia. Using data from school catchment areas across rural Ethiopia, the paper examines the role played by programme modalities and their implementation. The results indicate that supplementing on-site school meals with take-home rations can be beneficial for concentration, reading, writing and arithmetic skills. The timing of the distribution of school meals is also found to play an important role.
ISSN:0022-0388
1743-9140
DOI:10.1080/00220388.2017.1311405