Trends of involvement in sports activities in the formal education system in Tanzania
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Date
2010
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
Sport is a highly organised game with codified rules nationally or internationally
recognized. Sport is an alternative way to psychosocial development aiming at
improving community welfare. This study was aimed at exploring the relationship
between involvement in sports activities and formal education in Tanzania. A
retrospective study was conducted at SUA and UDSM. A total of 152 respondents
were randomly selected of which 7 were Academicians, 36 were Administrative
staff and 109 were students. Significantly higher number of staff and students were
engaged in sports activities when they were in secondary schools than higher
education levels (P<0.05). The overall trend of involvement in sports activities at
various levels of education has shown that involvement in soccer was 45.5%.
18.5% in netball, 19.7% in volleyball, 17.8% in basketball and 7.9 in athletics. It
has also been shown that there has been early retirement in strenuous sports
activities like athletics and late retirement in less strenuous sports activities like
volleyball. Generally, there was a decline in the number of respondents involved in
sports activities as individuals advanced to higher education levels. This decline
has been associated with the increase in the age of the respondents and the type of
sport activity involved. The respondents’ perception towards sports facilities and
availability of time has been perceived as bad while at primary' school level, time
involvement in sports activities is seen at the secondary schools level, it is therefore
concluded that, the trend of involvement in sports activities is affected by levels of
education, and age. Greater emphasis should be put on involvement in sports in the
education system so as to enhance development by reducing some risk behaviours.
was perceived to be available. Considering the fact that the highest level of
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Sports activities, Formal education, Psychosocial development, Community welfare.