Investigating physical education teachers’ legal knowledge in the Senior High Schools in Ho Municipality, Ghana

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.