IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

International Journal of Education and Evaluation (IJEE )

E-ISSN 2489-0073
P-ISSN 2695-1940
VOL. 9 NO. 1 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijee.v9.no1.2023.pg44.51

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Effective Participation of Athletics Track and Field in Secondary Schools in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State

Adata Dickson Diepiribo (PhD) & Odoko Queeneth Dan

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Abstract

This study examined how well secondary school students in Bayelsa State's Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area participated in athletics. For this study, a descriptive survey design was used. Because the design provided a thorough descriptive analysis of effective athletic participation in secondary schools, it became essential to the study. The total population of the study is five thousand, two hundred fifty-three (5,253) public senior secondary school students. Using a basic random sampling technique, 201 people were randomly chosen as the study's sample size from the study's total population. The "Effective Participation of Athletics (Track and Field) Questionnaire (EPATFQ)," a self-structured questionnaire created by the researchers and approved by experts, served as the study's data collection tool. Copies of the instrument were given by the researcher to various students who weren't included in the study's sample size. Two hundred questionnaires were distributed and collected in total. The examination of the questionnaire produced the study's data. The mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question. The results also showed that the majority of respondents thought that low funding, infrastructure, culture, and tradition, as well as technical know-how, had a significant impact on how well secondary schools implemented athletics.

keywords:

Effective, Participation, Athletics, Secondary School, Students

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