INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL BACKGROUND ON TEACHING AND LEARNING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA
1 Department of Physical and Health Education, Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: budaibrahim98@gmail.com
* Corresponding author: budaibrahim98@gmail.com
Abstract
This study assessed the influence of cultural background on teaching and learning physical education in secondary schools in Sokoto State,
Nigeria. Ex-post facto research design was used. A total of three hundred and seventy-eight (378) secondary school teachers were used as a
sample for this study. A close-ended questionnaire was used to obtain responses from the respondents. Three hundred and seventy-eight (378)
copies of the questionnaire were administered while three hundred and seventy-one (371) were returned and used for data analysis. Descriptive
statistics of frequency and percentages were used for the demographic characteristics of the respondents, means and standard deviation were
used for the research question, and Chi-square analysis was used to test the hypothesis at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study
revealed that there is a significant influence of cultural background on the teaching and learning of physical education in secondary schools
in Sokoto State, Nigeria (p = 0.001< 0.05). The researchers concluded that cultural background influenced the teaching and learning of physical
education in secondary schools in Sokoto State, Nigeria and recommended that there is a need for curriculum developers and policymakers to
consider one’s culture in developing and implementing physical education curriculum in secondary schools in Sokoto State to improve the
situation.
Keywords
Cultural Background
Teaching
Learning
Physical Education
Secondary Schools
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How to Cite
BUDAH, I. I., HASSAN, G., & ZUBAIRU, A. (2024). INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL BACKGROUND ON TEACHING AND LEARNING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA. Global Journal of Health Related Researches, 6(2), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.67203/gjhrr.2024.ijnjs1av
I. I. BUDAH, G. HASSAN, and A. ZUBAIRU, "INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL BACKGROUND ON TEACHING AND LEARNING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA," Global Journal of Health Related Researches, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 1-5, August 2024. doi: 10.67203/gjhrr.2024.ijnjs1av