Students, Teachers and Social Factors Affecting Females Foot Ball Participation in Some Selected Secondary Schools

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess the major factors affecting female students ’participation in football practical class at Durame city administration secondary schools ,located 350 km south west of Addis Ababa. It is attempted to seek out the major factors affecting female students ’football participation practical class. The data were distributed and collected from Durame city adimnstration secondary schools namely Hidase, Aambo, Durame, and Zato. 261 female students, 8 PE teachers and 4 School principals. The selection of the Sample population purposive and systematic random sampling techniques were used. The study was carried out with descriptive survey method and both for qualitative and quantitative approaches. The main instrument of data collection was questionnaires and interviews. The data obtained through both quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitatively analysis made using tables of descriptive percentage and then worded through qualitative. There were several challenges that faced female students’ participation in football practical sessions. Motivation of the students, demonstration ability of the teachers, society’s negative attitude towards women football which translates to poor participation of women in football and other factors such as biological factors menstruation and pregnancy; poor of the football organization in school, limited access to facilities and equipment in their schools and women’s gender roles and responsibilities. To increase female student’s participation in football lesson, community would be advised to encourage, teacher advised to be a role model, the school is better to prepare and have adequate material and facilities for football lesson. The principals and other stakeholders should prepare football competitions for female.