Socio-Cultural Factors Inhibiting Female Participation in Sports in Secondary Schools in Egbedore Local Government Area, Osun State. Nigeria
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Date
2016-12-28
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL BENCHMARK (IJEB),
Abstract
The study examined the socio-cultural factors inhibiting female participation in sports in
secondary schools in Egbedore Local Government Area, Osun State. The objective of this study
was to investigate the socio-cultural factors inhibiting female participation in sports. A
descriptive research design of the survey type was employed for this study. The population of the
study comprised 599 female students in secondary schools in Egbedore LGA Osun State. Simple
random sampling technique was used to select all the 300 hundred (300) female students
consisting of 134 female students in JSS classes and 166 female students in SSS classes
representing 50% of the total population. Researcher’s designed questionnaire was used to elicit
data. The questionnaire was validated by three experts from the Department of Human Kinetics
Education and Educational measurement which was tested for reliability; a co-efficient of .76
was obtained through test-retest method using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation.
Questionnaire was administrated and collected by the researchers. The null hypotheses were
analyzed using of Chi-square statistics at 0.05 alpha level. The findings of this study revealed
that; that there was significant influence of religious practice, gender constraints and cultural
practice on sports participation among female students in secondary schools in Egbedore LGA,
Osun State. With cal,v (70.160) > crit.v (16.92), calc.value (39.347) > crit.value (16.92) and
calc. value (99.200) > crit. value (16.92) at 0.05 alpha level and 9 degree of freedom
respectively. It was concluded that; there is significant influence of religion, gender constraints
and cultural practice on sports participation among female students in secondary schools in
Egbedore LGA of Osun State. It was recommended that, school administrators should not allow
religious and cultural practices to influence