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Factors Influencing Female Participation In Sports Among Undergraduate Students
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Statement of problem
Female
participation in sports no doubt has positive implications for
physiological, social, aesthetic and mental development of women. In
spite of this, the level of participation is still low.
Most females
would participate in other activities rather than sports on the guise
that sporting activities are too physical and should be left for males
alone other factors also account for the above. It is on this note that
this research is geared at addressing factors influencing female
participation in sporting activities.
Research Question
Some of the questions to help guide this research include:
Are females interested in sports as much as males?
Does sex difference influence participation in sporting activities?
Does the type of sporting activity have an influence in the rate of female participation.
Does physiological constitution affect female participation in sports?
Does anatomical constitution affect female participation in sports?
Purpose of the study
The
main purpose of this study is to examine some of the factors
influencing female participation in sports among undergraduate students
of the University of Benin.
Significant of the study
The findings
of this study may reveal the level of participation and general
perception towards females in sports. Consequently, the result of this
study may guild governmental and non-governmental organization in the
formulation of sporting policies that would benefit female folks.
This
study will also educate females on the need and importance of sports
participation and in turn suggest ways to prevent injuries when
partaking in sporting activities.
Delimitation of the study
This
study, will focus on the University of Benin undergraduate students with
emphasis on the Human kinetics department of the University of Benin
for easy collection of data and other vital analysis.
Limitation of the study
The
limitation of the study, is the restriction of the statistics of the
study to University of Benin undergraduate students which is rather
small compared to the entire country. This will affect the extent to
which result of the study can be generalized.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study in its totality is an attempt to investigate the factors influencing female participation in sports among undergraduate students of the University of Benin. The need for this study becomes necessary owing to the fact that despite the health benefits derivable from sports participation, female participation is at the very low level.During the process of carrying out this investigation, five research questions were formulated and tested. 100 copies of questionnaires were administered to ... Continue reading---
