Factors affecting the quality of physical educastion in some selected secondary school in mizan aman sub city

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the factors that affecting the quality of physical education in Bench shako zone: The case ofsome selected secondary school in Mizanaman sub city. To address the problem and to achieve the objective of the study the researcher employed quantitative and qualitative approaches. Hence, the primary sources of data was collected from physical education teachers, students, school principals of selected secondary school and the secondary sources of data was collected from others related literature, journal article, and documents were used. The researcher administered questionnaire for the students, teachers and school principal by simple random sampling. In addition to this, the researcher employed observation, in depth interview and focus group discussion purposively to gather the data and the researcher used cross sectional research design to analysis and to interpret data. Based on the analyzed data the finding result shows that majority of the respondents were give their responses as there were insufficient instruction time, facilities and equipment, problem of large class size which affect quality physical education, Findings of the study also indicated that, there was a serious shortage of qualified physical education teachers’ in the schools. This shortage was due to workshop, seminar and in-service training program not provided to upgrade the qualification of the teachers to teach physical education effectively and efficiently. Thus, to effectively implement the subject matter on the ground the key informants’ suggested that, the school and the city administration education office should pay due attention to budget allotment of the government school, so that necessary material was been bought in sufficiently performed the quantity physical activity.