School Meals, Educational Achievement and School Competition : Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation

School Meals, Educational Achievement and School Competition : Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation

This paper examines the effects of subsidized school meals on school participation, educational achievement, and school finance in a developing country setting. The paper uses data from a program that was implemented in 25 randomly chosen preschools in a pool of 50. Children's school participat...

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Main Authors: Vermeersch, Christel, Kremer, Michael
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADULTS
AGED
AID
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD NUTRITION
CLASSROOM MATERIALS
CLASSROOM TEACHING
CLASSROOMS
CURRICULUM
DEWORMING
DISCRIMINATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT RATES
FAMILIES
FORMAL EDUCATION
GIRLS
HOLIDAYS
INSTRUCTION
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
LEARNING
MALNUTRITION
MEDICAL TREATMENT
MOTIVATION
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PARENTS
PARTICIPATION
PARTICIPATION RATES
PRESCHOOL CENTERS
PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT
PRESCHOOL TEACHERS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOL
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL MEALS
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SIBLINGS
SNACK PROGRAMS
SPORTS
TEACHER
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING MATERIALS
TEST SCORES
WALKING
WEIGHT
WORKERS
YOUNG ADULTS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/5642286/schools-meals-educational-achievement-school-competition-evidence-randomized-evaluation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8884

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/5642286/schools-meals-educational-achievement-school-competition-evidence-randomized-evaluation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8884

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