Browsing Physical Education by Author "Onyewadume, I.U."
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Onyewadume, I.U. (Human Kinetics http://www.humankinetics.com, July NaN, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: This study compared the fitness of Black African early adolescents with and without mild mental retardation. Participants included 30 purposively selected early adolescent Black Africans with mild mental retardation aged 11-14 from three schools for children with mild mental retardation in Southern Botswana and 30 randomly selected early adolescents of similar ages without mental retardation. Participants were assessed on a number of standard fitness variables including the Rockport Walk Test. In general, when compared to participants without mental retardation, participants with mild mental retardation exhibited low levels of fitness. Based on study results, the Ministry of Education is called upon to urgently put in place policies and programs that would reverse the low level of fitness among adolescents with mild mental retardation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/709 Files in this item: 1
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Amusa, L.O.; Toriola, A.L.; Onyewadume, I.U.; Dhaliwal, H.S. (AFAHPER-SD. http://ajol.info/index.php/ajpherd/index, NaN, 2008)[more][less]
Abstract: Participation in different forms of recreation and physical activities has beneficial effects on the health and health status of individuals. Physical inactivity has also been identified as a major health problem affecting many people in all regions of the world (World Health Organisation, 2002). Participation in physical recreation activities is influenced by several factors, e.g. time, interest, availability of facilities and accessibility to facilities (Scholtz, 1995; Sayed, Meyer & Monyeki, 2004). In developing countries several factors have been identified as precursors of physical inactivity, e.g. overcrowding, poverty, crime, lack of parks, and sports and recreation facilities (World Health Organisation, 2002). These factors often lead to the development of a number of health problems including hypokinetism, obesity, hypertension, premature mortality and increased prevalence of concomitant social and economic problems. In order to determine perceived barriers to sport and recreation participation in Botswana the modified Crawford, Jackson and Godbey’s (1991) constraint assessment questionnaire which focused on five barrier categories, i.e. aptitude, socio- economic, socio-cultural, facility-awareness and facility constraint, was used. Specifically, the study examined the factors that preclude or limit Botswana people’s frequency and quality of participation in sports and recreation, and the extent to which the barriers were distributed among the population. From an initial target sample of 2195 residents in six randomly selected communities in Botswana, data based on responses from 1664 (75.8%) correctly completed questionnaires were statistically analysed. Results indicated that the participants were constrained mainly by socio-economic, socio- cultural, facility awareness and facility inaccessibility barriers. These results provide relevant information for planning and delivering sport and recreation services as well as implementing intervention programmes for community health promotion in Botswana. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/692 Files in this item: 1
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Physically active lifestyle and the development and sustenance of healthy human and economic sourcesOnyewadume, I.U. (Boleswa, http://bera.co.bw, NaN, 2002)[more][less]
Abstract: Dedicated participation in leisure/recreational and competitive physical activities have been known to develop the physical fitness and the physical working capacity (PWC) of the individuals concerned. In the same vein, improved physical fitness and PWC lead to improved productivity in any group of people in their various professions. The ultimate goal of any profession is the provision of abundant economic and material benefits through the development of fit and capable human resouces. Thus, this paper aims at bringing to the fore the modalities through which a countyr's human resource can be galvanized into a fit and physically empowered factor of production for the achievement of material and economic prosperity. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/721 Files in this item: 1
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