Determinants of Choice of Health Education as a Major Area of Study among Female Students of Physical and Health Education Department, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Study, Area, Major, Health Education, Choice, DeterminantsAbstract
This study focused on determinants of choice of health education as a major area
of study among female students of Physical and Health Education Department,
Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo State. A self developed
and validated questionnaire with 0.82 reliability was used as research instrument.
The data was analyzed using simple percentage and binomial test. Three hundred
female students of the Department of Health Education, Alvan Ikoku Federal
College of Education, Owerri, Imo State drawn using purposive sampling
technique served as sample for the study. The results of the study showed that
personal interest, academic performance and economic reasons were positively
significant showing that they were the determinants of choice of health education
as a major area of study among female students in the study area. Furthermore,
the result showed that parental pressure was not a determinant of choice of
health education as a major area of study. Part of the recommendations was that
the interest of students in health education should be maintained through quality
teaching in order to sustain and increase the interest of those who have lost
interest in the subject.
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