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Pragmatic Policy Trials: Primary School Free Breakfast Initiative, Wales. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1
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Simon Murphy; Graham Moore – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
New policies should be informed by evidence regarding what has been shown to 'work' elsewhere. However, in many cases, there is limited evidence to inform decision-making. Embedding evaluations into the roll-out of new policy initiatives offers a useful means of examining whether policies achieve their intended outcomes and building the evidence…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Lunch Programs, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
National School Lunch Program as Proxy for Socioeconomic Status and Its Impact on Academic Performance: A Mixed-Methods Study
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Ximena P. Suarez-Sousa; Boyd L. Bradbury – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
This mixed-methods explanatory study focused on analyzing the impact that National School Lunch Program eligibility had on (a) scholastic performance; (b) Appraisal of the Academic Influences Inventory results; and (c) the rates of absenteeism, tardiness, and disciplinary referrals within large groups of American Indian and White students in…
Descriptors: National Programs, Lunch Programs, Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Status
Using American Community Survey Data to Expand Access to the School Meals Program
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Schirm, Allen, Ed.; Kirkendall, Nancy, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2012
The National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, administered by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), are key components of the nation's food security safety net, providing free or low-cost meals to millions of schoolchildren each day. To qualify their children each year for free or…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, School Districts, Breakfast Programs, Nutrition