Assessment of Physical Education Implementation Status Among Secondary Schools in Uganda: A Case of Kampala Capital City Authority

Charles Isabirye; Godfrey Musumba

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Assessment of Physical Education Implementation Status Among Secondary Schools in Uganda: A Case of Kampala Capital City Authority

Charles Isabirye, Godfrey Musumba

Published in International Journal of Sports Science and Physical Education (Volume 7, Issue 4)

Received: 1 October 2022 Accepted: 18 October 2022 Published: 27 October 2022

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In Uganda, Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) in 2009 directed and reinstated teaching of physical education (PE) in secondary schools. This is because PE has been attributed to many positive effects on learners which include: improving academic performance and preventing diseases. This study therefore assessed the implementation status of PE among Ugandan secondary schools. The study involved randomly selected 40 schools in Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) from January 2018 to May 2021 using both quantitative and qualitative methods and using case study design. The study specifically assessed the statutory requirements of PE in schools, stakeholders’ attitude towards teaching PE and challenges being faced while implementing PE in schools. The findings of the study revealed that only 5.0%, 17.5% and 47.5% schools were teaching PE by end of 2018, June 2019 and May 2021 respectively while only 5.0%, 15.0% and 60.0% had PE allocated on their teaching timetable in 2018, 2019 and 2021 respectively. The study also showed that only 43.0% of the schools had qualified teachers of PE. In a similar manner, the study also revealed that 60.0%, 80.0% and 97.3% of Directors of studies, head teachers and learners respectively had positive attitude regarding teaching PE in schools. Among others, the study revealed the following challenges regarding the implementation of PE: lack of facilities, lack of support from the government, lack of instructional materials and lack of PE reference books. Therefore, implementation of PE was still below average as per the study. The study recommended training and recruiting of PE teachers, government’s increase of PE budget as well as making PE compulsory at O’ level.

Published in	International Journal of Sports Science and Physical Education (Volume 7, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijsspe.20220704.12
Page(s)	100-106
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Case Study, Challenges, Stakeholders’ Attitude, Statutory Requirements, Ministry of Education & Sports, Physical Education

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Charles Isabirye; Godfrey Musumba. Assessment of Physical Education Implementation Status Among Secondary Schools in Uganda: A Case of Kampala Capital City Authority. Int. J. Sports Sci. Phys. Educ. 2022, 7(4), 100-106. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsspe.20220704.12

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Charles Isabirye, Godfrey Musumba. Assessment of Physical Education Implementation Status Among Secondary Schools in Uganda: A Case of Kampala Capital City Authority. Int J Sports Sci Phys Educ. 2022;7(4):100-106. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsspe.20220704.12

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Charles Isabirye

Department of Physical Education and Sports, Ministry of Education and Sports, Kampala, Uganda
Godfrey Musumba

Department of Chemistry, St. Joseph’s Secondary School Butenga, Masaka, Uganda

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Charles Isabirye, Godfrey Musumba. Assessment of Physical Education Implementation Status Among Secondary Schools in Uganda: A Case of Kampala Capital City Authority. Int J Sports Sci Phys Educ. 2022;7(4):100-106. doi: 10.11648/j.ijsspe.20220704.12

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