An inquiry into the access and condition of sports facilities for physical education within secondary schools in Serenje district, Zambia.
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Date
2024
Authors
Mvula, Vivian
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The University of Zambia
Abstract
This study inquired into the access and condition of sports facilities for physical education in public secondary schools of Serenje district, of central province of Zambia. It adopted the descriptive approach embedded in qualitative research design. The population consisted of all public secondary schools in Serenje district and its teachers and learners. The sample for the study included 10 teachers who teach physical education or are engaged in sports and 30 learners who take physical education as a subject at 5 selected public secondary schools. The sample was selected using purposive sampling procedure. The research made use of the semi- structured interview schedule, FGD and the observation checklist to collect data. Data was analysed using the thematic analysis developed from the objectives and emerging themes. The results showed that public secondary schools of Serenje have sports facilities for sports considered “national” that is, football, netball, volleyball and running track. The results also indicated that there are some other sports facilities like the swimming pools, basketball court and tennis court in schools that were built before independence. However, presence of all these facilities in these public secondary schools, the results showed that they are in poor condition with the participants attributing this to the following reasons; no government or school policy, vandalism, theft, poor attitude from both the teachers and learners, and lack of commitment from school administrators. This status quo brings to question how physical education is taught in public secondary schools with such deplorable sports facilities. Based on the findings of the study, the following major recommendations were made;
All public schools should come up with a policy on how to finance the procurement and maintenance of sports facilities at their school
Vandalism of public properties including sports facilities should attract a stiff penalty to deter people from vandalizing them
Government should increase funding to schools and apportion a certain amount for development and maintenance of sports facilities in schools.
Key Words: Physical Education, Access, Sports Facilities.
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Thesis of Master of Education in Physical Education and Sport.