Healthy meals, better learners? Debating the focus of school food policy in England
Lexi Earl,Gurpinder Singh Lalli +1 more
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This article explored the way policies are framed by academic performance and health as a reason for providing school meals, and found that academic performance was not the only reason for improving school meals.Abstract:
Policy makers in the UK are trying to improve school meals, by focusing on eating well. This article explores the way policies are framed by academic performance and health as a reason for providin...read more
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