Abstract:
The main purpose of this study was to assess the challenge, practice and prospect of physical
education in secondary schools of Moyale. The sample consisted of one hundred thirty student,
three physical education teachers’ and six school administrators’. Regarding sampling
technique, students were selected from each sample schools by using simple random sampling
technique. The research methodology employed in the study was a descriptive survey.
Questionnaires, Interview and observation were the major data gathering instruments used in
the study. Percentage, frequency count, graph, prisons correlation product were used to
analyze and interpret the data. The results of the study showed that students level of
participation in physical education class and in different sport is low, students’ and school
administrators’ attitude towards physical education were low, instructional materials and
facilities were inadequate, the allotted time to physical education was not enough, physical
education was not considered as basic subject, physical education teachers were not competent
to teach physical education, and large class size. Based on the findings, recommendation was
made towards the curriculum to minimize the existing problem. According to this, physical
education teachers should encourage students to participate, schools and community together
should strive to fulfill instructional materials and facilities, creating awareness on schools and
students about physical education. The concerned body at the Moyale woreda level should plan
to build additional classes for secondary schools to give solution for large class size, providing
in-service training opportunity to those physical education teachers and regular physical
education students and others to solve the identified problems as recommended.
