Perceptions of school principals on their role in the Implementation of the national school nutrition programme A case of four school principals in the King William’s Town education district

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dc.contributor.authorPaulos, Sibusiso Big-Boy
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-26T09:47:37Z
dc.date.available2016-09-26T09:47:37Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the study was to look at the Perceptions of School Principals on their Role in the Implementation of the National School Nutrition Programme in the King Williams Town Education District. The areas that were deemed to be the most important in this regard were, (i) The role of principals in the implementation of the National School Nutrition Programme. (ii) Challenges faced by principals in the implementation of the National School Nutrition Programme. (iii) The views of principals on the training received for the implementation of the programme.(iv) Assistance provided to schools by the district offices. The study was situated in the interpretive paradigm which seeks to construct detailed descriptions of reality. Qualitative methods were employed for data collection purposes because they allow the use of interviews and document analysis for data collection. This was the most suitable method for the study which seeks to understand the perceptions of principals on their role in the implementation of the National School Nutrition Programme The study found out that, there were a lot of positives with regard to the implementation of the programme and principals were satisfied with its positive impact on teaching and learning. However, principals raised serious concerns regarding some aspects of the programme such as, lack of infrastructure, budget constraints, lack of capacity of the School Nutrition Committees and food handlers. Also, the study revealed that, there is non-compliance by schools with the 10H00 feeding time, menu guidelines and five day feeding requirement of the programme. Furthermore, the study found out that, lack of training and support from the district offices were other challenges facing the programme. Community involvement was missing and this was having a negative impact on the implementation of the programme. The study recommends that, the department must embark on a mobilization drive to educate communities about the benefits of participating in the programme. It is further recommended that, the department should develop partnerships with other departments such as Social Development and Health, form partnerships with Universities, Non-Governmental Organisations and corporate businesses. This must be done so as to ensure that issues of lack of capacity and budgetary constraints are addressed. Furthermore, the study recommends that, the number of food handlers be increased and the department should ensure that budget allocations to schools are transferred on time. Training and monitoring should be consolidated through employment and training of district officials.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/586
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hareen_ZA
dc.subjectSchool principals.
dc.subjectSchool children
dc.subjectSchool administrators
dc.subjectSchool breakfast programs
dc.titlePerceptions of school principals on their role in the Implementation of the national school nutrition programme A case of four school principals in the King William’s Town education districten_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA

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