Perceptions of School Administrators on The Impact of Recreational Facilities on Service Delivery of Physical Education Teachers in Secondary Schools in Calabar Education Zone, Cross Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to ascertain the perceptions of school administrators on the impact of recreational facilities on service delivery of physical education teachers in secondary schools in Calabar education zone, Cross River State.  Two research questions were raised, and two hypotheses formulated to guide the study. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all 46 principals in the public secondary schools and 72 private secondary schools in Calabar education zone. This gave a total of 118 subjects.  The 118 principals were purposively selected as a sample of the study. The instrument used for the data collection was a researcher constructed questionnaire titled: “recreational facilities and service delivery of physical education teachers questionnaire” (RFSDPETQ).  The instrument was validated by two experts in educational measurement and evaluation, faculty of educational foundation, university of Calabar. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach alpha analysis. The reliability coefficient value yielded 0.86 which was considered adequate for the study. The data collected was analysed using mean ratings and t-test statistics for the research question and hypothesis, respectively. Results from the analysis revealed that there is no significant difference between the perception of public and private school administrators on the impact of recreational facilities on the service delivery of physical education teachers. Results also revealed that there is no significant difference between the perception of public and private secondary school administrators on the hindrances to physical education teachers’ utilization of sports facilities for instructional delivery.  Based on these results, it was recommended among others that Government and private school owners should endeavour to provide all the needed recreational facilities in public and private schools to enable physical education teachers to perform their jobs effectively and professionally.