ERIC Number: EJ902079
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jan
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0738-0593
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School Building Design for Feeding Programmes and Community Outreach: Insights from Ghana and South Africa
Uduku, Ola
International Journal of Educational Development, v31 n1 p59-66 Jan 2011
This article investigates how school building design can support primary school feeding programmes in low- and middle-income countries. Furthermore it argues for schools to become community "development hubs"; incorporating both local access to education and also to programmes for nutrition, ICT, health education and other services, outside of school hours. It reviews the literature on school feeding programmes. Data from field research on schools in Ghana and South Africa is used to identify the key design issues for schools delivering feeding programmes. It considers how national education policies can affect school planning and building priorities. The article concludes by calling for the evolution of a new school design model, in which the school site becomes a "development hub", supporting children education, associated support activities including school feeding, and importantly also, integrated community development outreach activities. (Contains 1 table and 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Development, Educational Facilities Design, Building Design, Health Education, Outreach Programs, School Buildings, Access to Education, School Location, Nutrition, Elementary School Students, Information Technology, Health Programs, Food, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational Policy, Public Policy, Policy Formation, Economic Development, Ancillary School Services, Hunger, Community Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ghana; South Africa
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