- Title
- Children's attitudes towards physical education in selected urban primary schools in Mutare - Zimbabwe
- Creator
- Gomwe, Howard
- Subject
- Physical education and training -- Zimbabwe
- Subject
- Physical education for children -- Zimbabwe
- Subject
- School children -- Zimbabwe
- Subject
- Exercise for children -- Zimbabwe
- Subject
- Curriculum planning -- Zimbabwe
- Subject
- Primary schools -- Zimbabwe
- Date Issued
- 2012
- Date
- 2012
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MSc (HMS)
- Identifier
- vital:11540
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/527
- Identifier
- Physical education and training -- Zimbabwe
- Identifier
- Physical education for children -- Zimbabwe
- Identifier
- School children -- Zimbabwe
- Identifier
- Exercise for children -- Zimbabwe
- Identifier
- Curriculum planning -- Zimbabwe
- Identifier
- Primary schools -- Zimbabwe
- Description
- The aim of the study was to evaluate school children’s attitudes towards Physical Education in selected Mutare city schools. In order for the children to benefit from the Physical Education program, the study hypothesized that children must develop the right attitudes towards Physical Education. This observation has also been emphasized in other studies that children, who possess the right attitude towards Physical Education, develop positive attitudes towards physical activities. This suggestion has also been reported by Portman, (2003) and McKenzie (2003) that one of the benefits of Physical Education is sustained participation in physical activities outside the school. This study involved 400 children from Mutare Junior, Chancellor, Zamba, Dangamvura, Sakubva, Chikanga, Mutanda and Murahwa Primary Schools in Mutare city. The children’s age ranged between 12 - 14 years old. The primary data were collected from questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions, while secondary data were based on related literature review. The results indicated that the teacher, curriculum content and delivery, the learning environment, siblings, type of school, location of residences, proximity of facilities and support from parents were some of the factors associated with children’s attitudes towards Physical Education and Physical Activity at school and home respectively. In many ways, these factors affected children’s sustainable participation in physical activities after school.
- Format
- 106 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Science & Agriculture
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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