Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to investigate Participation, Awareness and Attitude of Female
Students in Sport the Case of Dukem And Gelan Preparatory School Oromia regional State
Special Zone, and to come up with remedial solutions in order to improve Female students sport
competition. The method employed in the study was a descriptive survey. Questionnaire,
interview and review of documents were used to collect data from 2 principals and 2 sport
teachers; they were selected using purposive sampling and to select 67 female students from
total population of 200 by using Systematic random sampling from Dukem And Gelan
Preparatory Schools Oromia region Special Zone. The data were analyzed by using percentage,
frequency, and mean scores and the findings of the study revealed the Participation, Awareness,
Attitude of Female Students in Sport competition assessment had been insufficient. 53.73% the
majority of female student responses in Dukem and Gelan preparatory schools says not
encouraging, less attention of school principals, female themselves, teachers, families, peer
groups and community at large, less attending regular sport activity participation, time
allotment, lack of interest in sport competition, absence of facility and equipment could
contribute a lot for the failure of practicability of the content of the subject, in this regard the
study pointed out and 67.85% were teachers responses says the shortage of teaching materials in
sport activities for students to practice and participate in sport competition and lack of
educational background of female students in the school and negative attitude for any sport
participation with related community area and religion. To overcome the problems, the school
directors, teachers, parents and other concerned bodies have considered the following
recommendation. Appropriate measures have to be taken in order to reduce the highly prevailing
gender biased perception by creating gender awareness among peer opposite sex, teachers, the
school community, parents and female student themselves by arranging workshops, seminar and
panel discussion to build up female student self-confidence.
