Abstract:
A disconnection occurs between what many girls value in physical education and what
they experience in some physical education programs. Not surprisingly, some young
women do not associate their physical activity preference with those included in their
physical education courses . The purpose of this study was to examine the level of
motivation and participatio11 of female students in various south wollo secondary and
preparatory schools. To do this a cro_ss sectional survey method was conducted. In this
study] 02 female students and 9 physical education teachers were participated. The
schools and physical education teachers selected by random sampling and female
students selected by stratified random sampling techniques. Beside this adequate amount
of data were collected by multiple data collection tools. Predominantly questionnaires
were used as a major data collection instruments. In addition to this to triangulate the
result of the data the researcher used structured interview for female students and
physical education teachers and observation for female students. The collected data were
analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively through percentage and descriptive statement.
Bas~"d on the finding of the study female students motivation and participation in physical
~ education practical class was less perception of female students to physical education
practical class. Therefore, this study revealed that most female students were affected by
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different reasons such .as traditional factors, past experience, religion, parent miss
of the respondents showed that there was a variety of problems that caused by personal
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understanding, peers and less opportunity that leads to less motivation and participation
" in physical education practical class. In this result majority of female students were not
po"'!itive attitude towards physical education practical class. It is concluded that majority
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Abstract
and environmental factors to female students motivation and participation in physical
education practical class
