Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to investigate major factors affecting female students
participating in teaching Volleyball.The study was conducted in some selectedsecondary
schools of Diga woreda,Oromia Regional state,Ethiopia.Sample were taken from grade 9thand
10th total of 686 female students.To get the sample size the researcher were used the stage
sampling techniques. In the first stage the researcher were selected 343 female students by
using proportionate stratified sampling method.In the second stage, the researcher has also
selected 9 sections from grade 9th out of 18 sections, 8 sections from out of 16 sections by
using simple random sampling method.In the third stage, in order to determine the sample size
the researcher were selected 185 female students by slovins formula.In addition the
researcher was taken two physical education teachers, two school principals by availability
sampling techniques and ten knowledgeables staff teachers were selected by purposive
sampling method.The study was carried out with descriptive survey method and both
qualitative and quantitative approaches were used.The researcher used questainnaire,
observation and interview as data gathering tools.Which was analysed by percentages and
frequency in the form of table and words respectively.The major finding indicated that the
performance of the teachers’ ability to demonstrate during the lesson was poor, lack of
adequate materials and facilities also affected the females’ need of participation.PE teachers’
interactions with their students were not in admiring level. Lack of interest and motivation had
also seen as problems during the lesson. It was concluded that the participation of female
students with volley ball lesson as subject matter were highly affected by the school related
factors, family related factors,biological factors,attitude of female students and teachers.There
fore, based on the findings of the study, its recommended that to allow female students to
participate in volleyball lesson with the help of PE teachers.It is also recommended that the
school facilities and materials should be fulfilled to enhance females’ participation in
volleyball session with the help of community.
