17Mar 2020

STUDENTS ATTRACTION TOWARDS PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SOUTH KASHMIR

  • Department of Physical Education, Shri Venkateshwara University, Utter Pradesh, India.
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Physical activity is an important aspect of any health promotion program, and lack of it is a primary risk factor for many lifestyle-related diseases. The present study was conducted on Five hundred (300 male and 200 female) students between age group 16 to 18 years. To examine the attitude of students toward Physical Education the questionnaire developed by Claudia Cockburn (1999) was administered on all the subjects. The data was tabulated in excel format and was analyzed accordingly. It was concluded that about 50% of student enjoyed the Physical education classes and rest seems it boring subject.


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[Manzoor ul Rashid (2020); STUDENTS ATTRACTION TOWARDS PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SOUTH KASHMIR Int. J. of Adv. Res. 8 (Mar). 158-161] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Manzoor ul Rashid
Department of Physical Education, Shri Venkateshwara University, Utter Pradesh, India.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/10610      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/10610