CHALLENGES OF FEMALE STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN HANDBALL CLASS IN YEJUBE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, BASO LIBEN WOREDA, EAST GOJJAM ZONE, AMHARA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to investigate a study on the challenges of female student participation in handball class in Yejube Preparatory School, Baso Liben Woreda, East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Regional State Ethiopia. From the total of 340 grade 12th female students, 184 female students were selected by using simple random sampling technique and 3 subject teachers and 2 school principals were selected by using available sampling techniques. The study was carried out with descriptive survey method and both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to analyze the information that was collected using different instruments from different sources. The major finding indicated that economy and attitude influence, lack of materials, family and peer influence, and culture were the major challenges that result in low participation of female students. Female students have low attitude and interest towards handball learning and they didn’t study handball like other subjects. Therefore, based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that to allow female students to participate in handball learning the school should prepare and have adequate material and facilities for handball lesson; the school community and parents would support and encourage female students. PE teachers would create relevant awareness, encourage and motivate female students.