Availability And Utilization Of Sporting Facilities In Public And Private Secondary Schools

Availability And Utilization Of Sporting Facilities In Public And Private Secondary Schools

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to was to find out the level of availability and utilization of sporting facilities in public and private secondary schools in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area. The study was carried out in four secondary schools. The population of the study is made up of a total of two thousand two hundred (2200) SS2 students were used for the study.

The sample size of one hundred (100) were randomly selected, two research questions were formulated for the study, the study was to calculated using simple percentage, the study signify that there is a significant difference between sporting facilities in public secondary schools and private secondary schools in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area. The study therefore recommended that Government should provide more sporting facilities in both public and private schools for effective practical to take place.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Abstract

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION

1.1    Background of the Study

1.2    Statement of the Problem

1.3    Purpose of the Study

1.4    Research Questions

1.5    Significance of the Study

1.6    Delimitation of the Study

1.7    Limitation of the Study

1.8    Definition of Terms

CHAPTER TWO – REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1    Theoretical Framework

2.2    History of Sport

2.3    Problems of Effective Teaching/Learning of Physical and Health Education

CHAPTER THREE – RESEARCH METHODS

3.1    Area of the Study

3.2    Research Design

3.3    Population of the study

3.4    Sample and Sampling Technique

3.5    Instrumentation

3.6    Validation

3.7    Administration of the research Instrument

3.8    Research Procedure

3.9    Method of Data Analysis

CHAPTER FOUR – DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

4.1    Result

4.2    Discussion of Findings

CHAPTER FIVE – SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION

5.1    Summary

5.2    Recommendations

5.3    Conclusion

References

Appendix  

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1   Background of the Study

There has been a substantial theoretical and practical shift of emphasis, towards acknowledging that sporting facilities are among the principal components of Physical and Health Education in the past ten years, a burgeoning research base has increasingly shown that sporting facilities at secondary school are among the most important factor influencing students achievement in the subject, holding the key to filling the gaps in students achievement outcomes (Ferjuson, 2010) for example Sunders (2012) believe that more can be done to improve Physical and Health Education by providing new and improving existing sporting facilities in secondary schools.

Sporting facilities are recreational, fun and entertainment facilities which are also physical and spatial enablers of teaching and learning which will increase the production of result in the discipline (Adetoyeye, 2011). Sporting facilities serve as pillars of support for effective teaching/learning of Physical and Health Education. They also refers to individual buildings or groups of structure designed for exercising sports training and practice and competition in various sports (Michael, 2009).

The majestic Amphitheaters of ancient  Rome, such as the coliseum, demonstrated the concept of combining a stadium and a circus.

Modern sporting student/facilities as recommended by Parketharson (2012) serve more than 50 types of sporting in secondary school. A structure of usually dividing into the principal area, where training is done and competition are held (fields, courts, halls) auxiliary areas cloakrooms, dressing rooms, shower rooms rooms for officials, equipment room) areas for the maintenance systems (water, heat and lectrical power supplies), and the spectator area (stands and seats, lobbies, refreshment counters and rest rooms) sport facilities at secondary school can be outdoor or indoor (Johnson, 2009).

Studies have indicated a close relationship between availability/utilization of sporting facilities and students performance in physical and health education. Availability and utilization of sporting facilities are very crucial in sport participation and can serve as motivation for excellence in sporting competitions and academic performance in both internal and external examination Michael (2009).

1.2   Statement of the Problem

The phenomenon of poor external result in physical and Health Education among Nigerian students, their inability to understand most of the concepts of the subject, poor perception of discipline among the stakeholders, unavailability and poor usage of sporting facilities as well as performance of our athlete at Olympic and common health, games activities has become a source of working to successive government and major stakeholders in the education and sporting sector in the country (Adeninyi, 2008), over the years, majority of students that sat for the May/June West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO) Examination have been recording mass failure, not only in the area of overall performance, but also in the key subjects like Mathematics, English and Physics (Okpala).

In 2010 the percentage of students who passed their West African Examination Council (WAEC) with credit in Physical and Health Education and Mathematics was below 50% (Okpala 2010). The same poor performance ratios (50%) were equally recorded by students in the subsequent years of 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Also the catch them young programme of sport ministries have not been existing again as evident in zero (0) medals for Nigerian in most global competition. There has been poor infrastructure and poor utilization of sporting facilities. Their ugly trend may have instigated the current worry among state holders to factors responsible for poor performance of students and sport athletics. The study seeks to answer the questions: what spot facilities are available at secondary schools and how has it been used for performance improvement.

1.3   Purpose of the Study

The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of availability and utilization of sporting facilities in public and private secondary schools in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area.

The study aims at achieving the following specific objective.

(i)     To determine the level of availability and utilization of sporting facilities in public and private secondary school in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area.

(ii)    To find out the extent of utilization of available sporting facilities in public and private secondary school in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area. 

1.4   Research Questions

1. What is the level of availability and utilization of sporting facilities in public and private secondary school in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area?
2. What is the extent of utilization of sporting facilities in public and private in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area?

1.5   Significance of the Study

The study will be significant in the following ways

It will enable the government, NGOS, and major stakeholders to understanding the decay in sporting facilities in secondary schools.

It will serve as base-data for future researchers in the field of Physical and Health Education and related discipline.

It will also enable teachers and students to understand the place of effective utilization of sporting facilities in boosting academic performance

The ministry of sports will find the information accuracy very retarding and it should be put in play to bring back the glory to Nigeria in global sporting competitions.

It will also enable educational administrators to strategize in their quest for qualitative Physical and Health Education and to organize seminars/workshops to show the relationship between sport facilities and performance.

1.6    Delimitation of the Study

The study is delimited to senior secondary two students in public and private secondary schools in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area. The study is also delimited to the questionnaire, students continuous assessment result, Pearson product moment correlation and test analysis.

1.7   Limitation of the Study

The period allotted for the completion of the study was included inadequate allow the researchers to widen the scope of the study.

Also, finance posed a serious constraint to the couple with other logistics.

1.9   Definition of Terms

Availability: Refers to things that you can get buy or find or free to see or talk to people.

Utilization: Refers to using the something especially for practical purpose.

Sport: Refers to physical activities that involve physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team compete against one another or others for entertainment.

Facilities: Means building, services, playground that are provide for a particular sport activity.