Survey Study on Participation, Awareness and Attitude of Female Students in Sport Competition the Case of Dukem and Gelan Preparatory School Oromia Regional State Special Zone

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.