Academic performance of kenyan secondary school athletes and non-athletes

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dc.contributor.authorRintaugu, E.G.
dc.contributor.authorAkpata, D.O.
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-30T07:49:24Z
dc.date.available2015-09-30T07:49:24Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the relationship between participation in competitive sports and academic performance of secondary school students in Kenya. It was hypothesized that athletes will have better academic performance than non-athletes. Gender, type of school, social economic status (SES), Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (K.C.P.E.) marks and participation in competitive sports were used as independent variables, while academic performance was regarded as the dependent variable. Data were collected from 490 subjects randomly selected from 15 secondary schools within Nairobi Province of Kenya. Questionnaires, interviews and school records were used for data collection. Data were analysed through MANOVA and Tukey H.SD. tests. Findings revealed that athletes consistently performed better than non-athletes. It was also found that SES, K.C.P.E. and type of school correlated positively with academic performance while sex did not. It was recommended that competitive sports be emphasized in secondary schools because it is not detrimental to academic performance.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/13703
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAFAHPER-SDen_US
dc.subjectSecondary school studentsen_US
dc.subjectCompetitive sportsen_US
dc.subjectAcademic performanceen_US
dc.subjectAthletesen_US
dc.subjectNon-athletesen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleAcademic performance of kenyan secondary school athletes and non-athletesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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