MAJOR FACTORS AFFECTING FEMALE STUDENTS PARTICIPATIONS IN LEARNING VOLLEYBALL:THE CASE OF SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF DIGA WOREDA, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA.

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.