Sociological determinants of sports participation among secondary school students in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Abstract

The thrust of this study was to examine sociological determinants of sports participation among secondary school students in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study, two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. A detailed review of literature was carried out in accordance with the variables of the study. The research design adopted for the study was the survey research design. Simple random sampling technique was adopted to select the eight public secondary schools while systematic random sampling technique was adopted to select the two hundred and fifty three (253) respondents used for the study. A fifteen item four point Likert scale questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The instrument was duly vetted to ensure its validity. To test the hypotheses formulated for the study, Pearson product moment correlation statistical tool was employed for data analysis. The result obtained in the study revealed that there as a student-teacher interaction and student-student interaction and sports participation among students in the study area. Based on these findings it was recommended among other that teachers should be adequately sensitized on the need to maintain positive relationship with their student so as to encourage students to participate actively in sports.