Opinion of physical education teachers on factors influencing integration of PE into primary education curriculum in Oyo State

Abstract

This paper highlights the opinion of primary school Physical Education (P.E) teachers on the factors influencing integration of physical education into primary education curriculum in Oyo State. The paper tries to examine the meaning of curriculum as advanced by some scholars. It discusses the indispensable need for proper curriculum implementation. Moreover, an important focus of the paper pivots on the factors influencing the integration of Physical Education in primary school curriculum. Descriptive research design was used for this study. The population for this study consists the primary school teachers in Ibadan South West Local Government Area of Oyo State. 149 subjects were served with questionnaire to elicit responses on their opinions regarding factors influencing integration of P.E into primary education curriculum in Oyo State. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses of chi square (X2) were used to test the hypotheses that were generated at a significant relationship of 0.05 alpha levels. The result of the findings revealed that, time allotted to P.E in primary schools have an influence on integration of P.E in the primary school curriculum. It also revealed that, availability of sport facilities and other infrastructure for P.E classes in primary schools have positive influence on integration of P.E in the primary school curriculum.