Abstract

The study was designed to study the awareness of physical activities among teachers in relation to sex, age and type of school. A self made questionnaire was developed and administered. The data was collected from 100 teachers of secondary level from government, private and public schools. The statistical techniques t-test, χ2 test and percentage analysis were used for the analysis of the data. The results revealed (a) No significant difference in the awareness of physical fitness activities among teachers in relation to their sex; age and type of school (b) No significant difference in the use of physical fitness activities among teachers in relation to their sex, age and type of school.

Keywords

Awareness, Physical activities, Sex, Age, Type of school (on the basis of affiliation),

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