Factors Affecting the Attitude of female Students Towards Physical Education: Focusing on Someselected High Schools in Chole Woreda
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2012-06
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Addis Abeba university
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In secondary school there are different factors that challenges the achievement of the general
objectives of physical education.
The major purpose of this Study was to explore the main causes of Female Students Low
Attitude towards physical Education in some selected High Schools in Cholle Woreda.The
sample size of the study consists of 200 Students, 7 Physical Education Teachers, 6 School
principals and 2 High School Supervisors from WEO. . Regarding to the selection of respondents,
students were selected by random sampling techniques. But all teachers, School directors and
Supervisors were selected purposively for the study.
To carry out the study descriptive survey method was used. Regarding to the procedures of data
collection questionnaire and interview were what the researcher preferred to use. The results
were analyzed in percentage briefly. The findings of this study showed that family related factor
such as educational back ground, attitude of society towards female education ,school related
factor which included absence of school facilities , lack of appropriate guidance and
counseling ,curriculum irrelevancy ,absenteeism and parents low income were the major causes
for females low attitude towards physical education .
To summarize the major findings school related factors such us absence of sport club, laboratory,
sport field , library and factors related to students back ground which includes parents
educational status and socio economic back ground were indicated.
The conclusion of the study indicates that the problem is a faction of interaction of various
factors that originated from students experiences in the school and out of school factors.
The recommendation forwarded includes making awareness creation for the community about
modern education which focused on girl’s education, preparing the curriculum based on the
students need and ability. The school needs to have necessary materials, assigning well trained
counselor, helping students economically who came from poor family and other systems which
assumed to solve the identified problem
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female Students Towards Physical Education