Participation of female students in sport competition in Jimma town secondary schools

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis paper was to investigate the participation of female students in sport competition in Jimma zone, Jimma town secondary schools in Oromiya regional state. The main issues considered are females in sport competition, physical education as an academic discipline, enrollment, gender issue and finally the factors that discourage female students in sport competition activities. This study followed a descriptive research design method. Questionnaires were administered to school directors, physical education teachers and female students. Document analysis and semi structured interview methods were used to collect data. The questionnaire and document analysis were secured through quantitative approach whereas interview were secured through narrative qualitative approach. Data’s were processed by using SPSS software version16.0. The findings show that female’s student’s participation in sport competition in Jimma town secondary schools are inhibited by many factors. These are culture, religion, parent household demand and attitude of society. Boys dominate in using sport equipment and facilities by exclude females who wish to use them