ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate various reasons why studentteachers eat fruit. The study sought to find out whether student-teachers eat fruits for its medical purpose, nutritional value or any other reason other than these, and to find out student-teachers’ fruits eating pattern and mode. The study centred on teacher trainees of Assin Foso College of Education. Out of 945 trainees, 150 were used for the study – 75 males and 75 females. The selection of respondents ...
ABSTRACT This study aims at assessing parents‟ perception on physical education for their disabled children. A descriptive survey research design was adapted where a total sample of 30 parents with disabled children. The primary data was collected using structured questionnaires and as well as key informant interview guides. Consequently, both qualitative and quantitative data were collected. Research findings revealed that majority of the parents indicated that both of the parents and the ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to compare and ascertain whether participation or nonparticipation in sports has any influence on the academic performance of OFCE students. The study was intended also to find out whether there would be any difference between the academic performance of female student- athletes compared to non female studentathletes and lastly to study whether there would be differences between male studentathletes compared to malenon student- athletes. Forty student- at...
ABSTRACT The study w," conducted to determined the extent to which selected fact ors such as opportunities for promotion, salaray level, status, -rudents response to the physical education programme. provision of incentives. and opportunities for professional growth would influence the job motivation of physical education teachers in Senior Secondary Schools in the Upper East. Upper West. and Northern Regions of Ghana, A sample nl 40 trained m.ile and female physical education teachers irorn ...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the relationship between motivational factors and performance of physical education teachers‟ that is the extent to which motivational factors such as opportunities for promotion, provision of incentives, and professional growth would influence the performance of physical education teachers in the Somanya Zone. A quantitative research approach was used for the study. The research techniques used were the descriptive method and the Pearson Produ...
ABSTRACT There is wide spread perception of drug use by small scale miners in their activities. The problems of drug use and its impact on an individual have been noted in most drug research works. In Ghana, drug research studies over the years have concentrated on second cycle institutions, certain communities and institutions. This study sought to describe the nature of drug use and the perceived effects of the drugs on small scale mine labourers of Asutifi North District of Brong-Ahafo Reg...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the relationship between motivational factors and performance of physical education teachers‟ that is the extent to which motivational factors such as opportunities for promotion, provision of incentives, and professional growth would influence the performance of physical education teachers in the Somanya Zone. A quantitative research approach was used for the study. The research techniques used were the descriptive method and the Pearson Prod...
ABSTRACT The dual purposes of this study were to explore (1) the safety measures provided by the management of oil marketing companies and/or fuel stations managers and (2) relationship between these safety measures and safety practices of the fuel service station attendants. The study used a cross-sectional survey design in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. A total of 114 pump attendants from Allied Oil, Goil, Shell and Total Petroleum companies participated in the study. A researcher generat...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of physical training on initial entry personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). A quantitative and qualitative research approach was used for the study. The research technique used was the mixed methods. The significance of the study was that it would help to create the awareness about the fitness levels of personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for decisions to be taken by policy makers. Four research questions were raised. The instrument us...
ABSTRACT This study tried to assess the fitness level of 15-17 years students of Three-Town Senior high School in Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region. Relevant literature relating to the research topic was reviewed. The study used the descriptive survey method to find out the fitness levels of the students. The population for the study was two hundred students, a sample of sixty (60) students were used for the study. The questionnaire format was used to collect the data from the stude...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the health-related physical fitness level of male residential and nonresidential students from Sunyani from Senior High School in Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana. The Quasi experimental design was used for the study. One hundred male participants (50 each) from residential and non-residential were selected using stratified random sampling technique. The prudential fitnessgram consists of health-related components (muscular endurance, muscular strength, cardiovascular en...
ABSTRACT This research investigated the influence of anxiety on sports performance among selfselected Basic School athletes in the Central Region of Ghana. The study is a quasiexperimental research of static group comparison design. This design involves a group that has experienced treatment compared to another without treatment (control group). The sample for the study was made up of sixty (60) self selected and purposively selected male and female track athletes at the 31st Inter-Regional B...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the influence that planning have on some selected instructional behaviours of student-interns within two different teaching episodes, one planned and the second unplanned. Eight physical education studentinterns from the Department of Health, Physical education, Recreation and Sports of University of Education, Winneba taught two 30-minutes lesson to Senior High School and College of Education students. Teacher planning, including lesson note p...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the amount of teacher feedback and its influence on students skill acquisition with regards to Kwahu East and South Districts in the Eastern Region. Secondly, this was to provide an intervention on feedback to ascertain improvement in amount of feedback given by the teachers. Purposive sampling was used to select four P.E. teachers. A simple random sampling was used to choose a sample for students population numbered 160, 40 from each scho...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of selected traditional games on overarm throwing skill performance among kindergarten two pupils. A single group pretest posttest, quasi experimental design was used. Target schools for the study were 119 public preschools in the Akuapem North District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The Sample size for the study was made up of 37 kindergarten two pupils from one public preschool which was selected using purposive sampling techniq...