The role of physical education in the promotion of sport for all in Kenya
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Date
1997
Authors
Wasonga, T. A.
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Publisher
Kenyatta University
Abstract
In Western Countries, the fundamental reason used for promoting sport
for all concept lies in the immediate and long term objective of sporting
activities available to them with the aim of improving quality of life.
Although 'Sport for All' falls under recreational sports with mass
participation as the goal, recreational sports serve as the laboratory for
Physical Education. A sound base in Physical Education is therefore
needed. It is on this premise that Physical Education should be
compulsory in primary and secondary schools. It should also be taught
with the seriousness it deserves as this is an investment for the quality of
life in future. Through Physical Education, the school should prepare the
youth by instilling in them the values of sport. Currently, it is understood
that education received in school should be applied in adult life. One of
the aims of Kenya secondary school physical education syllabus is to
prepare students for life-long participation in physical activity. This paper
focuses on the Kenya Secondary School Physical Education Programme
and its implications for the 'Sport-for -All' concept under the topics; aims
of physical education, secondary physical education syllabus, facilities and
personnel and the constraints experienced in the teaching of Physical
Education.
Description
A paper presented at the Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and dance 3rd Scientific Congress held on 11th - 15th September, 1997 at Kenyatta University
Keywords
Sport-for-All, Physical education, Management problems