A STUDY OF THE BARRIERS EFFECTING SPORTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PAKISTAN

Zia -ul-Islam; Rubina Akhtar

Zia -ul-Islam Department of Health & Physical Educaion, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan
Rubina Akhtar Institute of Education & Research, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan

Keywords: BARRIERS EFFECTING

Abstract

This research study is an effort in line with the researches of the world to explore the magnitude and influence of different barriers on prevalence of sports at school level. The research hypotheses that there is no significant effect of different barriers on sports in secondary schools of KPK were tested. The hypothesis regarding gender difference was also tested. The population of this particular study was comprised all the Teachers, Head of the Institutions (HOI), and the parents in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Pakistan. A sample of 44 selected from each district and the total sample from the whole province (11 districts) was 484. Questionnaire was used as data collection tool. The result shows that there was significant effect of barriers on sports activities and also gender difference were observed.