Costs, and cost-outcome of school feeding programmes and feeding programmes for young children. Evidence and recommendations

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 48, Issue , 2016, Pages 79-83

  Kristjansson, E A ^a   Gelli, A ^b   Welch, V ^a   Greenhalgh, T ^c   Liberato, S ^d   Francis, D ^e   Espejo, F ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^f World Food Programme   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child development; Educational achievement; School attendance; School feeding

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; COST ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SOCIAL POLICY; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 84951310714     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2015.11.011     Document Type: Article

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