THE INFLUENCE OF SPORTS ON DISCIPLINE

THE INFLUENCE OF SPORTS ON DISCIPLINE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAJIADO SOUTH BY FAITH ASWANI MATRIC NO: B.ED /D223/10/11 A Research Project Submitted to the Department of Education in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of Bachelor of Education MARIST INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE A CONSTITUENT COLLEGE OF THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA NAIROBI – KENYA AUGUST 2014 DECLARATION STUDENT I declare that this research is my original work and has never been presented for any academic credit All the sources used have been indicated and duly acknowledged Faith Aswani Matriculation No: B.Ed /D223/10/11 Signature Date SUPERVISOR This research project has been submitted for examination with my approval as the university college supervisor Sr Kamau Signature Date HEAD OF DEPARTMENT This research project has been approved by the head of department Prof Joash Mutua Signature Date ii DEDICATION I dedicate this project to my dad who has tirelessly supported me during my entire life in campus both financially, morally, emotionally and spiritually, my mum too for being there for me, my brother dimpo who supported me when dad was not around and finally my sister Joan, Petunia and my brother Lam for their support and encouragement iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to the thank God the almighty for the life and energy he has given me to help me complete my education; I sincerely thank my supervisor Sr Kamau for tirelessly guiding me throughout the writing of this research project I also thank all my lecturers for their guidance and advice, I also appreciate Sam for all the help he offered me both in the library and in the completion of my project, my classmates Vivian, Emmanuel who supported me in various ways without which this work would not be a success may the good Lord bless u all abundantly iv THE ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of sports on discipline in secondary schools in Kajiado South The study used descriptive design and adopted mixed research design A sample of 40 respondents comprising students and teachers was used The study found out that, indeed sports plays a positive role in curbing indiscipline in secondary schools It concluded that many secondary school students have a positive attitude towards sports and therefore participates on weekly basis However, the varieties of sports on offer in the curriculum and the time allocated to play are inadequate Students who are actively involved in sports were found to be also disciplined as sports promotes self-discipline, enhance teamwork spirit, promote life skills and enable students to release tension, lower aggression and chances of indulging in crimes However, sport facilities are inadequate and in bad condition to effectively serve the sporting needs of students in secondary schools The variety of sports in the curriculum should be increased to broaden the participation of students School administrators have also neglecting sports in favour of academics The study recommends schools to motivate students to participate actively in sports by organizing frequent inter schools competitions and award participators School administrators should also provide adequate facilities, trainers and allocate enough time for sports, while the government should increase funding for sports in schools and set sports standards to be followed by each secondary school in the entire country v LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS I.O.C International Olympic Committee N.C.E.S National Center for Educational Statistics N.F.H.S National Federation of State High School Associations P.E Physical education SPSS Statistical Package for Social Science vi TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Page DECLARATION ii DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv THE ABSTRACT v LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .vi TABLE OF CONTENTS .vii LIST OF TABLES ix LIST OF FIGURES .x CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW .6 CHAPTER THREE .21 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY .21 CHAPTER FOUR .27 DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 27 Respondents were asked to indicate whether the most active students in sports are also the most disciplined, 40% strongly agreed followed by another 32.5% who simply agreed Only 12.5% disagreed and 10% strongly disagreed This is a clear indication that there is correlation between sports and discipline, where those who are actively involved in sports are also disciplined 35 vii On whether sports promote self-discipline, 47.5% agrees and 37.5% strongly agrees while only 7.5% disagrees and 2.5% strongly disagree This again, is an indication that sports promote selfdiscipline These findings are in agreement with those of Nordqvist (2011) 35 On suggestion that there is no relationship between sports and discipline, 67.5% of the respondents strongly disagree and another 27.5% also disagree However, 5% agrees while 2.5% also strongly agrees with the statement Nevertheless, those saying there is no relationship between sports and discipline are negligible at only 7.5% combined This is a clear indication that in fact there is relationship between sports and discipline as the study has also established above that those who are actively involved in sports are also disciplined These findings corresponds with those done by researchers from Tel Aviv University, Israel that concluded that apart from physical health sports participation also helps lower aggression, enhance self control and discipline among (Nordqvist, 2011) 36 CHAPTER FIVE 43 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .43 REFERENCE 46 Nordqvist, C (2011) Sports help lower aggression; enhance self control and discipline in boys Medical News Today Thursday July 2011 .47 APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR STUDENTS 49 APPENDIX 1I: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR TEACHERS .53 APPENDIX III: AUTHORIZATION LETTER 57 viii LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Questionnaire Distribution and Return Rate 28 Table 2: Gender Distribution of Students and Teachers 28 Table 3: Distribution of Class of Study of Student Respondents 29 Table 4: Relationship between Sports and Discipline 33 ix LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Conceptual Framework Figure 2: Whether Sports are Fun 30 Figure 3: Students Frequency of Engaging in Sports 32 Figure 4: Most Popular Sport 33 Figure 5: Adequacy of Sports Facilities .37 Figure 6: Condition of Sports Facilities .38 Figure 7: Adequacy of sports uniforms .39 Figure 8: Whether School administration Supports Sports 40 Figure 9: Adequacy of sports in school curriculum .41 x REFERENCE Bell, J (2010) Doing your research project: A guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science New York: Open University Press Cowley, S (2003) Getting the buggers to behave London and New York: Continuum Geffner, R A (eds.) 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Yes [ ] No [ ] If no, give reasons: ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… Most of the sports offered in school are Fun [ ] Boring [ ] I not know [ ] Time allocated for sports is not adequate Yes [ ] Sports are a waste of time Yes [ ] No No [ ] [ ] Some sports that I like are not offered in our school Yes [ ] No [ ] How often you engage in sports? Daily[ ] Weekly[ ] Monthly [ ] Not at all[ ] In your opinion, which of these sports you like most? Soccer [ ] Volleyball [ ] Athletics [ ] Netball [ ] Gymnastics [ ] Table Tennis [ ] Basketball [ ] Rugby [ ] 50 Section C: Role of Sports in Curbing Indiscipline in Secondary Schools The following statements indicate some of the ways that sports can be used to control indiscipline in schools By use of Likert Scale below, kindly indicate your level of agreement or disagreement of each statement by ticking [√] appropriately: Strongly Agree (SA) Undecided (U) Disagree (D) STATEMENTS Strongly Disagree (SD) SA 10 The most active students in sports are also the most disciplined 11 Sports promotes self discipline 12 Sports promotes crime rate in schools 13 Sports enhances teamwork spirit 14 There is between no relationship sports Agree (A) and discipline 51 A U D SD 15 Sports promotes life skills 16 Engaging in sports releases tension among students 17 Sports helps lower aggression Section D: Status of Sports Facilities in Secondary Schools Kindly respond to the items by ticking [√] 18 The school has adequate sports facilities Yes [ ] No 19 Our sports facilities are in good condition Yes [ ] 20 The school has enough sports uniforms Yes [ ] No [ ] No 21 School administration has neglected sports Yes [ ] 22 There are inadequate sports in the curriculum Yes [ ] 23 [ ] [ ] No No [ ] [ ] What you think should be done to improve sports in secondary schools? ……………………… 52 APPENDIX 1I: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR TEACHERS Marist International University College P O Box 24450-00502 Karen – Nairobi 19th June 2014 Dear Respondent, RE: DATA COLLECTION My name is Faith Aswani, an undergraduate student at Marist International University College, which is a constituent college of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa I am carrying out a research study on: “The Influence of Sports on Discipline in Secondary Schools in Kajiado South.”The research is one of the requirements in our course at the University All the information provided will be treated with confidentiality Kindly respond to the questions with the required information as honestly and as objectively as possible Sign: ……………… Faith Aswani 53 Section A: Demographic Information This section requires you to provide personal and general information Kindly respond to the items by ticking [√] Gender : Male [ ] Female [ ] Section B: Attitude of Students towards Sports This section requires you to provide information your attitude towards sports Kindly respond to the items by ticking [√] Most of the sports offered in school are Fun [ ] Boring [ ] I not know [ ] Time allocated for sports is not adequate Yes [ ] No [ ] I not know [ ] Most students find sports a waste of time Yes [ ] No [ ] I not know [ ] Sports that students like are not offered in our school Yes [ ] No [ ] Section C: Role of Sports in Curbing Indiscipline in Secondary Schools The following statements indicate some of the ways that sports can be used to control indiscipline in schools By use of Likert Scale below, kindly indicate your level of agreement or disagreement of each statement by ticking [√] appropriately: Strongly Agree (SA) Undecided (U) Disagree (D) STATEMENTS Agree (A) Strongly Disagree (SD) SA 54 A U D SD The most active students in sports are also the most disciplined Sports promotes self discipline Sports promotes crime rate in schools 24 Sports enhances teamwork spirit There is between no relationship sports and discipline 10 Sports promotes life skills 11 Engaging in sports releases tension among students 12 Sports helps lower aggression Section D: Status of Sports Facilities in Secondary Schools Kindly respond to the items by ticking [√] 13 There are adequate sports facilities in the school Yes [ ] 14 Our sports facilities are in good condition Yes [ ] No 15 We have enough sports uniforms Yes [ ] [ ] 55 No No [ ] [ ] 16 School administration has neglected sports Yes [ ] 17 There are inadequate sports in the curriculum Yes [ ] 18 No No [ ] [ ] What you think should be done to improve sports in secondary schools? ……………………… 56 APPENDIX III: AUTHORIZATION LETTER 57 ... up-to-date review of literature related to the influence of sports on discipline in secondary schools The literature review is based on the objectives of the study that dwells on the role of sports in... on a journey investigate the influence of sports on discipline in secondary schools 1.3 Delimitation/Scope of the study The study is set to investigate the influence of students’ participation... netball, volleyball among others Therefore, the better the condition of sports facilities, the more the number of participants and of those who will be well disciplined 2.2 Theoretical Framework