CHALLENGES OF FEMALE STUDENTS IN HANDBALL PRACTICAL CLASS: THE CASE OF AMBASSEL WOREDA SECONDARY SCHOOL, SOUTH WOLLO ZONE, AMHARA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was investigated challenges of grade twelve female students in handball practical class in Wuchale-17 secondary school. The research was used descriptive survey method and used both qualitative and quantitative design method. The quantitative data obtained through closed ended questions were analyzed with descriptive statistics like frequency and percentage. Data collected from open ended questions of the questionnaire, interview and observation were thematically analyzed by using words or phrases. In a study site there are a number of problems. From these ten titles were identified. Among these again “challenges of female students in handball practical class” is selected because it is a crucial problem in the study site. Samples were taken twenty percent from the total population of two hundred grade twelve female students. Therefore, from these students, forty students were selected by using systematic sampling technique. So, first investigator combined all students together and arranged their names alphabetically. The investigator was then gave a roll number one up to two hundred students. From these students the investigator was started the fifth student and then every fifth student was selected up to the last two hundred students. The investigator was so founded forty students as a sample. For supplementary information ten physical education teachers, ten parents of grade twelve female students and four school principals selected purposively and included in the main study. Handball practicing is one of the essential sport activity for the skill developments of female students. At the study site but major findings, indicated that parents, school’s principals and other concerning bodies less attitude, low aid of sport materials and the like have been hindered to female students’ handball practicing. Based on the findings, it is recommended to all concerning bodies should encourage them and fulfilled handball materials for minimizing female students’ engagement in handball practicing. And students have eighteen up to twenty five years old. So, they were undergone two practical days per a week without the normal physical education classes.