Challenges practice and prospect of teaching physical education in moyale woreda secondary schools

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.