Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to assess physical education teachers‟ knowledge of
legal duties/aspects during the performance of their duties in the public Senior High
Schools in the Ho Municipality, Ghana. Cross-sectional survey design was used for
the study where 34 Physical Education teachers were sampled to respond to “Scale of
Gray and McKinstrey” adapted questionnaire. The results indicated that, physical
education teachers in the Ho municipality possess high level of knowledge regarding
their legal duties. In addition, it was indicated that male and female teachers did not
differ in their opinion of legal duties. Again, no statistical significant difference was
seen between the physical education teachers‟ educational levels and their legal
knowledge. Lastly, the results indicated a moderate correlation of only 36% between
supervision, warning of risk and medical care. In conclusion, physical education
teachers/coaches were encouraged to apply their legal knowledge in their profession
always in order to prevent litigations.
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Health, Physical Education Recreation and
Sports, Faculty of Science Education,
submitted to the school of Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment,
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Physical Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
MAY, 2020
