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    Low Enrolment in Physical and Health Education at Senior Secondary School in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State
    (Department of Physical and Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, 2017-03) BAKINDE, Surajudeen Tosho; TALABI, ADETAYO EBUN; ADEBAYO, BABATUNDE SAMSON; OYETUNJI, Bashir Adebare; BAKINDE, Ismail Jaiyeola
    This study examined students’ low enrolment in physical and health education at the senior secondary school level in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria. The purpose of the study is to help professionals in physical and health education and policy makers in education address and correct the noticeable low enrolment figures in physical and health education at the senior secondary school level. The samples was made up of one hundred (100) respondents, twenty (20) per school. Purposive sampling technique was used to select five (5) Government and Community Secondary School within Ilorin Metropolis. Survey research design was used for the study. Self-structured questionnaire was developed by the researcher, which contained nine (9) items that allowed the respondents to indicate their opinion on each item with a modified Likert-type four (4) point rating scale of Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree and Strongly Disagree. The questionnaire was validated by four professional experts in the departments of Human Kinetics and Health Education. Test re-test method was employed to ascertain the reliability of the instrument. Frequency counts, percentage, mean score for contingency table and chi-square statistical tools were used to analyze the data collected. It was revealed that teachers’ personality, peer group and educational policy significantly contribute to low enrolment in physical and health education at senior secondary level. It was therefore concluded that teacher’s personality (teacher’s non-qualification and wearing of sport wear to class by teacher) and peer group are significant contributor to low enrolment in physical and health education at senior secondary school level. Lastly educational policy that made physical and health education an optional subject for the senior secondary school students also contribute to low enrolment in physical health education at senior secondary school level. In view of findings of this study, it was recommended that quality physical and health education teachers should be employed by the government and school proprietors to teach physical and health education at various secondary school while physical and health education teachers should serve as a good ambassador of their profession and role model for their students by putting on sport wear during the physical and health education classes while peers are encourage to always have a positive influence and emulate excellent from their teachers. Finally, educational policy makers and relevant stakeholders on education should make physical and health education a compulsory subject at the senior secondary school level and prerequisite subject for higher education to have a graduate who is sound in mind and body.