Prof. Amanda McClure
ENG-215 (Research and Writing)
10/26/2014
The subject matter selected is should changes be made to the regulations for foods that were served in public schools. This issue is selected because of two reasons, first, and education is the base of progress on each level, whether it is on an individual, social, economic or at national level(s). The second intention is the government has opened public schools to provide education at minimum or no cost to the students. And they also make available free or low-cost meal to them to make sure that they get the least possible calories to have a healthy body and sound mind. The food served is usually not of an excellence …show more content…
The purpose of this meal program is to make available a low-cost free meal to the children of schools so that they keep a balanced nutritional diet along with study. This program started under National School Lunch Act, which is appropriately signed by President Harry Truman in 1946.
The three major features of my audience are, first, they are a mass of people that can lead to change in decisions; second, the current view on this topic and third is awareness. Now the question that needs an answer is, do we need a change? If the answer is yes, then the time is now. Free meal or low-cost meal does not mean a low quality or limited quality and quantity of food materials. If the nutrition is not reached up to a minimum level also then what is the use of giving free or low-cost meals to the students.
Scope of study: The scope of this study is to find out the meals menu served, the minimum nutrition it gives to the students, the changes that it might need, …show more content…
Investigative reveals all the Who, What, When, Why and How of the topic, and it defines the problem. Descriptive research design is that research that describes the problem and finds a solution.
Mode of data collection: Survey can be the best mode of data collection. It will include a questionnaire and some personal interviews. It will give the primary data. For secondary data, we will have to find out the old surveys done on this topic. Internet can be the best place to find secondary data.
Sample: The sample for this project can be the schools or the private establishments which opts for a free meal or low-cost meal. The teachers, the students, etc. can be a simple. The sample size was influenced upon the availability of time and money for this project.
Data Analysis: The data got from the primary and secondary survey can be studied using different statistical tools to come to a certain