The McGovern-Dole food for education and Child nutrition program (MGD): A comparative analysis of reading comprehension gains in Central America

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dc.contributor.authorCrea, Thomas M.
dc.contributor.authorNeville, Sarah E.
dc.contributor.authorDiaz-Valdes, Antonia
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Kerri
dc.contributor.authorUrizar, Brenda
dc.contributor.authorDrummer, Emily
dc.contributor.authorAcevedo, Jose
dc.contributor.authorCanelas, Olga
dc.contributor.authorMedina, Marlon
dc.contributor.authorMallman, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-22T17:11:59Z
dc.date.available2021-10-22T17:11:59Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-20
dc.description.abstractThe McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (MGD), funded by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), is one of the most prominent school feeding programs implemented globally. MGD’s primary objective is to increase childhood literacy. Yet, despite MGD’s being in operation since 2002 - and school feeding programs’ being implemented in Central America for decades - few empirical studies have examined the extent to which school feeding programs are linked to increased literacy, and specifically reading comprehension. This study examines increases in reading comprehension associated with implementation of MGD over a three-year period in rural departments of Guatemala and Honduras. Specific attention is paid to differences in program design and implementation between the two countries. Results show that reading comprehension significantly increased over time in both countries. Children in lower grades showed more pronounced gains, suggesting that early intervention is important in terms of school feeding and curriculum supports. Effect sizes were greater in Guatemala but with lower scores than Honduras, though measurement differences make side-by-side interpretation difficult. These results are discussed in light of evaluation constraints that point the way towards improved research designs in the future – and to the importance of rigorous evaluation in helping secure the political will to sustain and scale up programs.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2452292921000023?via%3Dihub#!en_US
dc.format.extent37 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.genrepreprintsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2t2ld-zmwk
dc.identifier.citationCrea, Thomas M. et al.; The McGovern-Dole food for education and Child nutrition program (MGD): A comparative analysis of reading comprehension gains in Central America; World Development Perspectives, Volume 21, 100288, 20 January, 2021; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2021.100288en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2021.100288
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/23153
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC School of Social Work
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
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dc.titleThe McGovern-Dole food for education and Child nutrition program (MGD): A comparative analysis of reading comprehension gains in Central Americaen_US
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dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9979-2105en_US

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