The educational role of Kenya teachers colleges sports association (KTCSA
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Date
2013
Authors
Mwangi, F. M.
Rintaugu, E.G.
Kamenju, Janet W.
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Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
Teacher training plays a major role in the overall development of Education in Kenya. This is
because a teacher is a key facilitator of learning at all levels of education. One major objective of
education is to produce an all round individual, an endeavor that is not possible to realize by just
exposing the learner to subject based curriculum only. Sports play a major role of ensuring
development of a holistic person. As such, it has been recognized as one of co-curricular activities
geared at ensuring that the teacher trainee in Kenya is fully equipped with knowledge and skills in
various sports that are part of Physical Education curriculum. Physical Education is a compulsory
subject in primary and diploma teacher training colleges in Kenya. Often sports are seen as an
avenue through which both cognitive and psychomotor skills are polished to ensure the teachertrainee
is effective and competent to teach in primary or secondary school upon graduation, and to
employ the skills during athletics and ball games competitions. College sports are also used as
avenues through which virtues such as integrity, discipline, honesty, and cooperation are practiced
and imparted. It is also a forum where both participants and spectators are educated and sensitized
on national and global issues such as HIV and AIDS, drugs and substance abuse and environmental
conservation among others. The inclusion of sports for learners with special needs in Kenya
teachers colleges sports competitions puts these sports at tandem with the millennium development
goals and global objective on Education for All (EFA). This paper reviews the development,
organization and the role played by Kenya Teachers Colleges Sports Association(KTCSA) in
promoting globally accepted virtues.
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Keywords
Teacher Training Colleges, Education, Sports, Competitions
Citation
International Journal of Education and Research Vol. 1 No. 7 July 2013