Challenges of adoption of termination procedure under the employment and labour relations act (2004) in Tanzania: a case study of the commission for mediation and arbitration and Cocacola Kwanza Ltd

This study examined the influence of school feeding programme (SFP) on the pupils’ attendance and performance in primary schools in Tanzania using Mbarali district as a case study. Four objectives guided the study, which were to examine the extent to which school feeding programmes influenced pupils’ school enrolment in public primary schools; the influence of school meals in promoting regular attendance of all registered pupils’; the influence of school feeding programmes on learners academic achievement; and the challenges that communities and schools faced in the implementation of school feeding programmes. A total number of 4 schools and 112 participants were sampled. The study deployed a descriptive survey design. The findings of the study indicated that school feeding programmes contributed significantly to the implementation of various curriculum processes that impacted increased pupils’ school attendance. Apart from that the programmes enhanced pupils’ academic achievement. The findings of the study also revealed that Mbarali district succeeded in increasing attendance and improving pupils’ academic performance particularly those public primary schools which implemented SFPs. Findings also showed that the programmes played a major role in enhancing pupils’ participation in the teaching and learning process. The study concluded that SFPs need to be strengthened in order to ensure the benefits accrued from them are not lost especially the anticipated improvement in academic performance. The study recommends the need to conduct an ongoing orientation of stakeholders to realize the culture of contributing and using circulars and policy documents. Thus, SFPs have to be sustainable. This in turn will reduce the risk of dropout, poor attendance, low enrolment and poor performance. The study also suggests the need for conducting similar studies using a larger population sample for the purpose of replicating the findings of this study.