Improving learning in primary schools of developing countries: A meta-analysis of randomized experiments

PJ McEwan - Review of educational research, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
I gathered 77 randomized experiments (with 111 treatment arms) that evaluated the effects
of school-based interventions on learning in developing-country primary schools. On …

The effects of breakfast on behavior and academic performance in children and adolescents

K Adolphus, CL Lawton, L Dye - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Breakfast consumption is associated with positive outcomes for diet quality, micronutrient
intake, weight status and lifestyle factors. Breakfast has been suggested to positively affect …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of breakfast and breakfast composition on cognition in children and adolescents: a systematic review

K Adolphus, CL Lawton, CL Champ, L Dye - Advances in Nutrition, 2016 - Elsevier
Breakfast is thought to be beneficial for cognitive and academic performance in school
children. However, breakfast is the most frequently skipped meal, especially among …

Breakfast habits, nutritional status, body weight, and academic performance in children and adolescents

GC Rampersaud, MA Pereira, BL Girard… - Journal of the american …, 2005 - Elsevier
Breakfast has been labeled the most important meal of the day, but are there data to support
this claim? We summarized the results of 47 studies examining the association of breakfast …

[图书][B] Rethinking school feeding: social safety nets, child development, and the education sector

DAP Bundy - 2009 - books.google.com
The global food, fuel, and financial crises have given new prominence to school feeding as
a potential safety net and as a social support measure that helps keep children in …

School feeding programs in developing countries: impacts on children's health and educational outcomes

LH Jomaa, E McDonnell, C Probart - Nutrition reviews, 2011 - academic.oup.com
School feeding programs (SFPs) are intended to alleviate short-term hunger, improve
nutrition and cognition of children, and transfer income to families. The present review …

How to do a good systematic review of effects in international development: a tool kit

H Waddington, H White, B Snilstveit… - Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
We provide a 'how to'guide to undertake systematic reviews of effects in international
development, by which we mean, synthesis of literature relating to the effectiveness of …

The relationship of school breakfast to psychosocial and academic functioning: cross-sectional and longitudinal observations in an inner-city school sample

JM Murphy, ME Pagano, J Nachmani… - … of pediatrics & …, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine if a relationship exists between participation in a school breakfast
program and measures of psychosocial and academic functioning in school-aged children …

Nutrition and education: a randomized trial of the effects of breakfast in rural primary school children

CA Powell, SP Walker, SM Chang… - The American journal of …, 1998 - Elsevier
Hunger during school may prevent children in developing countries from benefiting from
education. Although many countries have implemented school feeding programs, few …

Breakfast and cognition: an integrative summary

E Pollitt, R Mathews - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 1998 - Elsevier
In this supplement, the papers presented at the International Symposium on Breakfast and
Performance in Napa, CA in 1995 are summarized and integrated with data published since …