CHALLENGES OF FEMALE STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN LEARNING PRACTICAL CLASS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF GINIR WOREDA, EAST BALE ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE,ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate Challenges of female student participation in physical education class activities: the case of Ginir secondary Schools East Bale Zone, Oromia regional state. To this end, descriptive survey method was employed. To gather data from 3 school directors,3 physical education teachers and 192 female students. The information obtained from the questionnaire was analyzed in terms of the major findings which included parents’ house hold demand of their daughter’s labor and awareness. There was a significant difference in achievement between male and female students. Female students need better skills development earlier at primary school and to have more female teachers and other sporting role models. Hence, it is recommended that depending on the results of findings, concerned bodies such as parents, teachers, participants, government, nongovernment and Woreda educational bureau, to give equal opportunity and access in education with their male counterparts, to exert maximum effort to work closely with the community to provide different services for female students, increasing the number of female physical education teachers to encourage and participate female students, to involve teachers and curriculum expert in curriculum development, to overcome the challenges that affect female students from participating in physical education activities through awareness, to give regular counseling for female students on the bases of their performances and the benefits of regular physical activities for females.