Sports Participation of Post-Graduate Students at Kenyatta University
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Date
2004
Authors
Rintaugu, E.G.
Njororai, W.W.S.
Mwisukha, A.
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to investigate the reasons why postgraduate students do not
participate in structured sports and their leisure activities. Data was collected through
questionnaires from 53 randomly selected postgraduate students of Kenyatta University.
Data 'was manually analyzed for frequencies and percentages. findings indicated that the
postgraduate students do not participate in sports due to lack of time, sports programmes
not catering for their heeds and too much academic work and engage in passive leisure of
watching television; spending time with the family and reading. It was recommended that
sport programmes in the University heed to be made postgraduate students friendly and
the students to be educated on the benefits of active lifestyles
Description
A paper presented at the 2nd East Africa Regional pre-games scientific conference on sport and physical education for greater cooperation in eastern Africa held on 18th - 19th November 2004 at Kenyatta University
Keywords
Leisure Activities, Postgraduate Students, Structured Sport, Recreation, Undergraduate students