Evaluating The Practices and Challenges of Youth Volleyball Development In Amhara Regional State

Zemenu, Teshome

dc.contributor.author	Zemenu, Teshome
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-17T12:22:05Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-17T12:22:05Z
dc.date.issued	2022-06
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/14012
dc.description.abstract	This study employed a concurrent mixed-methods design, comprising of multiple-case studies and a cross-sectional survey to broadly examine a youth volleyball project in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, and further identify differences from a comparative perspective. The entire project was guided by the Stufflebeam’s context, input, process, product (CIPP) model. The study participants included a sample (n=179), comprising of youth coaches (n=8), youth Volleyball players (n=167), and Amhara Region volleyball administrators (n=4). The multiple case studies included purposively selected participants who have rich experience with the volleyball project at Amhara Regional State. The researcher used documents, interviews, and focus group discussion (FGD) to collect the necessary data. Similarly, the cross-sectional survey included a sample of youth players selected using the cluster sampling technique, and data were collected using a questionnaire. The collected survey data were analysed using descriptive statistics and one-samplet-tests, and the qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. The results of multiple-case studies confirmed that considerable numbers of youths participated in youth volleyball projects at Amhara Regional State, however their experiences showed several problems attributable to contextual constraints, lack of necessary facilities and resources, and lack of concern, poor implementation practices, and minimal outcomes. Similarly, the survey findings reveal that youth volleyball players appreciated the support given from coaches and their leadership qualities, however, most of them reported several problems related to infrastructures, facilities, equipment, leadership, monitoring, and support. In conclusion, the study findings suggest that there are good practices from coaches in the youth volleyball projects of the Amhara Regional State. However, little or minimal attention was given for the effective implementation of the project by the different stakeholder groups. Based on the findings, the study recommends multifaceted interventions to address the multitude of issues spread across the contextual, input, process, and product domains.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Sport Science in Vollyball	en_US
dc.title	Evaluating The Practices and Challenges of Youth Volleyball Development In Amhara Regional State	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US