PHD-Department of Recreation Management & Exercise Science

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    Socialization of secondary school athletes into sport in Kenya
    (2012-01-11) Rintaugu, E.G.; Wamukoya, Edwin K.; Simiyu, N.W.W.; Mwangi, Peter Wanderi
    The purpose of this was to investigate the extent of influence of significant others (parents, siblings, peers, P.E. teachers and coaches) and socializing situations (school and mass media) in socialization into sport of secondary school athletes in Kenya. The study was guided by the hypothesis that "significant others and socializing situations to not influence socialization into sport of secondary school athletes in Kenya". Alongside, factors such as the boarding status of school, school category, gender and parental education and occupation and occupation were examined to determine how they interact with significant others and socializing situations in the socialization into sport of secondary school athletes. Random sampling was used to select four provinces using the criteria of participation in the inter-provincial ball games championships. From each province 12 schools were proposively selected using the criteria of representation of the province during the inter-province ball games championships. A total of 636 purposively selected athletes took part in the study. Questionaires were used to collect data. The resulting data was analyzed using chi-square, student t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) at 05 level of significance. Post hoc Tukey HSD was utilized to test the strength of the resulting significant differences. Findings indicated that significant others and socializing situations influence the socialization into sport of secondary school athletes in Kenya. Indeed, the socialization into sport of secondary school athletes is contributed mostly by the coash, peers, P.E. teachers, brothers, fathers, sisters and mothers without gender differences (p >.05). On the other hand, the influence of socializing situations wanes from the school, television, sport magazines, newspapers to internet without gender differences. Findings also showed that the effects of boarding status of school were significant (p >.05) for all significant others except for the P.E. teachers, while the effect of school category was also significant (p >.05) with the exception of peers. Findings also showed that the parental social economic status were significant (p >.05) for fathers' education, mothers' education, fathers' occupation while P.E. teachers influence on the socialization into sport of secondary school athletes is not affected by the level of their mothers occupation. From the findings of the study, it is recommended that parents and especially the mother need to play a crucial role in the socialization into sport of the secondary school athletes. Secondly, schools need to contribute much more in socialization into sport of secondary school athletes. Further studies should be done encompassing athletes in other sports in secondary schools, primary schools and elite athletes to establish the divergences in their socialization into sport.
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    Sports participation and examination-related stress among selected Kenyan secondary school students
    (2011-07-21) Muniu, Robert Kangethe; Mwangi, Peter Wanderi; Otieno S. A.
    The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between sports participation and examination related stress in selected National Secondary Schools in Kenya. The study was guided by the null hypothesis that there are no significant differences in stress levels between subjects participating in sports and those who did not in their Form Three second term and just before they sat for the mock examinations in Form Four. The study was longitudinal involving a quasi experimental design. Through random sampling two stratified samples of sports and non-sports participants were obtained. Independent variables were participation, non participation and gender. The dependant variable was stress which was measured through questionnaires and physiological measures. In total, there were 469 subjects, of which 254 were sports active while 215 were non-sport active. Of this 224 were girls and 245 were boys. A pretest was conducted in Form Three and a post-test in Form Four. Data was analyzed using a one-way ANOVA, an independent T-Test and Chi Square. Findings indicate that all the students had the same level of stress in Form Three and Form Four (p<0.05), male students had less examination related stress than female students (p<0.05). The sports active students suffered fewer ailments than the non sports active ones (p<0.05). All physiological measures did not yield any significant differences between the groups. Academically the non-sports active students performed better (p <0.05). In conclusion, the sport active students perceived less examination related stress than the non-sports active students. Sports active male students perceived less examination stress than the sports active females. Non sports active males perceived less stress than non sports active female students. The activities undertaken by the sports active students were not vigorous enough to produce any significant physiological change. From this study, sports participation can be used to moderate examination related stress. This however should be more vigorous to produce desired physiological changes. More emphasis should be placed on regular participation from Form One to Form Four. The Ministry of Education insists on mass participation with particular emphasis on girls schools. It should also provide qualified teachers and facilities to the school. There is need to sensitize administrators, teachers and students on the therapeutic nature of exercise and sports participation