Exploring the availability of facilities and equipment for teaching of physical education and sport in selected government primary schools in Serenje district, Zambia.
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Date
2023
Authors
Musonda, Juliet
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Publisher
The University of Zambia
Abstract
Teaching of Physical Education and Sport (PES) is important for the improvement of
mental and physical alertness of children (Maher, 2016). Hence, the study explored the
availability of facilities and equipment for the teaching of physical education and sport in
selected primary schools in Serenje District of Zambia. It adopted an intrinsic case study
design that allowed the collection of qualitative data. The sample size was 26 comprising
of 25 teachers and one Education Standards Officer. Expert case purposive sampling was
used to select the sample. The study findings show that facilities for teaching Physical
Education and Sport were largely unavailable because only play fields were available in
the five selected primary schools. Those that were available, in some schools they were
not in a good condition. The poor state or lack of facilities and equipment, in the selected
schools, negatively affected the teaching of physical education and sport. Some pupils
even had negative attitude towards the subject. The interventions required enhancing the
teaching of physical education and sport included repair: replacement of equipment by
lobbying the corporate world and communities. In addition, schools suggested
improvisation of facilities and equipment to include traditional forms of PES facilities and
equipment. There is need for MOGE, through the District offices DEBS, to expedite the
distribution of PES equipment to all the schools where PES is taught so that teaching can
be enhanced. In addition, there is need for schools to improvise on certain PES facilities
and equipment which they can manage.
Keywords: Physical Education Facilities, Physical Education Equipment, Primary
Schools
Description
Master of Education in Primary Education
Keywords
Physical education and training--Study and teaching (Secondary). , Physical education teachers--Training of.